He helped John Cusak get his girlfriend back.

I never talk about my wife: we're both in public professions but we try to keep our private life private.

When you're on your fifth album, you are going to be judged against all your previous work and expectations.

You gotta wear the right trousers if you're gonna be a rock star.

Anyone who criticises me for talking about fair trade is a few pebbles short of a beach. Because everyone should care about it, just like everyone should care about the environment, because we all live here.

I have my moments - usually twice every album - when I basically lose it.

Everyone from the pope to some hobo thinks, "I'm a human being. What am I doing here?" You can't get carried away with fame and fortune and all that. It's all nonsense. The whole pop-star side of it is all fun and good, but you don't get anywhere without putting in the hours. I get so fulfilled when we play a song live that we spent hours working on. It's all cool. Fame is something to have fun with, but you shouldn't take it too seriously because it is bollocks.