In my 20s I was so ignorant about drugs, and so naive. I mean, my band was smoking marijuana for years; I didn't even know what a joint was. And I'd never seen a line of cocaine in my life. And I don't know whether it was bravado or - OK, I'll join in. But my stupidity, I had a line of coke, and that started the whole process.

I'm not going to Russia and tell them to go to hell and think - that's not the way things are done. You chip away at something and you hope that there will be dialogue and that the situation can get better. You don't just go in there with guns blazing and say well, to hell with you because they're going to say to hell with you and get out of the country.

The French are useless. They can't organize a piss-up in a brewery.

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.

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

I guess that's why they call it the blues, time on my hands could be time spent with you.

Cocaine made me talk forever. The most nonsensical rubbish that you could ever think of.