When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience in a way and I think that was a bad career move.

You become acutely aware, if you're touring a lot, that you need new songs to invigorate the live show. And make it interesting for yourself, too.

Sometimes you're quite fortunate, being on the stage, getting to meet people like Salvador Dali.

I didn't really want to give up music.

I like to think Duke Ellington would probably embrace a fragrance as well.

It's quite funny that, 20 years ago, one would have thought putting out a fragrance would [negatively] affect your musical credibility. Now it may enhance it.

It's good having a lot of different songs to choose from to do the show. It means you don't get bored of doing it in one particular genre.