I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play with the musicians that I really love.

We have come so far. It's become a real bipartisan cause, which I'm very happy to see. And in the case of America, and it's - certainly, without America, we'd be facing catastrophe.

Tina Turner gave me the highway blues.

I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life, I love the food, I love the people, I love the attitudes of Italians.

We have a society where every hit maker and TV presenter is gay.

I'm very relaxed. I have a family, I have a partner of 20 years, I have a wonderful life; nothing could be better.

I had no balance in my life. I was this one person onstage and this person offstage, who really didn't know much about living.