Don't hide behind the Constitution or the Bible. If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, 'I am a homophobe!'

I have not the smarts or patience for political office.

With age, life becomes complex and difficult, often fraught with risk on several levels, from the practical to the fiscal.

Life is a hurdle and you'll never clear it. Death is the end of the ride and you fear it.

If you are a musician who has released albums, it would perhaps be morbidly interesting to know how much you would be owed if everyone who now has your music had actually bought your record.

I am very ambitious in a way, in that I'm not trying to be the richest guy or whatever. I just really like my work.

I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her, I'd also be marrying her former life, her past. It might be OK for some people - I don't want to judge it or anything - but it's not for me. It would destroy my creativity.