And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.

Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays. From my point of view, I would ban religion completely. Organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate.

I've watched other people singing, I've become a much better singer. I've become a singer that plays the piano instead of a piano player that sings.

I became successful and within five years conquered the world and had the most amazing run. I had so much momentum and adrenaline going, but then it ends and you have to find what level you're going to be on, how enthusiastic you're going to be.

On Keith Richards: He's like a monkey with arthritis.

Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden?

I’ll not complain about your boring life, if you just leave me to mine