How is the economy supposed to recover when people can't afford to fill the tank?

I have to thank my mum for kicking me out at 16 and making me stand on my own two feet - that's how I got here.

I consider myself very lucky indeed to have had the career I have. I listen to the radio now and you can't tell artists apart.

I can find every jacket under the sun that I like. But I cannot find trousers cut the way I want them. They're all really tight at the bottom. Nobody does a boot cut on a trouser leg. It drives me crazy.

I am a bit old-school.

I can do the equivalent of 150 miles per hour and not get stopped. I could quite happily pursue people down the motorway in my helicopter.

Getting an award on Top Gear is better than getting a Grammy.