I'm a songwriter first.

I still believe that everyone is beautiful in some way and by seeing the beauty in others we make ourselves more beautiful.

It's a very worthy cause. This should happen, and I do believe that tenacity counts. Not going away matters.

You make me feel like a natural man

Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album.

I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.

I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me.