You've got your mother in a whirl, she's not sure if your a boy or a girl.

It always felt like you were trying too hard to look like the audience or something. That whole thing about the artistic integrity, which, of course, I've never bought into - with any artist. It's just not a real thing.

Radio in England is nonexistent. It's very bad English use of a media system, typically English use.

I think every time I said, "I'm working with Nile [Rodgers]," the reaction was, "Oh, great. I love 'Let's Dance.' " I think that's pretty expected. I'm not sure Nile and I went in consciously not to make "Let's Dance." We just wanted to work together again.

That's the shock: All cliches are true. The years really do speed by. Life really is as short as they tell you it is. And there really is a God - so do I buy that one? If all the other cliches are true... Hell, don't pose me that one.

I think fame itself is not a rewarding thing. The most you can say is that it gets you a seat in restaurants.

A career of nearly 40 years, is not very long.