Onstage, it was always comfortable for me, because that's where I felt at home. Offstage, it was a different situation. I was still shy offstage.

I've been going to Russia since 1979. I've been going quite frequently, and I've always had a wonderful rapport with the Russian audiences and with the Russian people.

I used to get my money at the end of the week, buy my mum something, or buy a record, and that was it.

I've always enjoyed and loved playing live. I relish and cherish it more than anything else because you never know what the performance is going to be.

Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving.

Well, I've had my fair share in Britain of battling the tabloids.

When people go to rehab and come out, they go through a difficult period, a lot of people. I never had that. I was so glad to be rid of all that crap that for me, to learn again and to function as a human being and learn how to participate in the human race again was just pure joy.