I'm just a public-schoolboy. I've got a degree. I'm from a middle-class family in Devon. I've got no story.

Rihanna is mysterious and fascinating

I've never been cool and I don't really care about being cool. It's just an awful lot of time and hair gel wasted.

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

I've had tinnitus for about ten years, and since I started protecting my ears it hasn't got any worse - touch wood.

I don't mind not being cool.

I have to brush my teeth before I go on stage otherwise I don't feel smart enough.