I tour as many countries as possible, and I've toured every state in America, plus every province in Canada.

I was ready to approach her with my English charm, when her brass knuckled boyfriend grabbed me by the arm.

I've got to think about what I'm going to say very carefully. There's two avenues of thought: Do you stop everyone going, ban all the artists coming in from Russia? But then you're really leaving the men and women who are gay and suffering under the antigay laws in an isolated situation. As a gay man, I can't leave those people on their own without going over there and supporting them. I don't know what's going to happen, but I've got to go.

I had a little Richard and that black piano, oh that sweet Georgia Peach, and the boy form Tupelo.

I'm going to fight for human rights, whether I do it silently behind the scenes or vocally so that I get locked up. I can't just sit back; it's not in my nature. I can't sit back and blindly ignore it, and I won't.

I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them.

I'm the ultimate record fan. I still go out and buy records.