I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.

I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.

American fans want to meet you, and they wait for that autograph by the stage door. In the UK, it doesn't really happen that much.

I feel like I've got far more gay fans in America... Maybe they caught wind that I have a cute Jewish brother who's gay.

I did my dissertation on Kafka.

I tried a couple of pop writers - none of the big, big, big ones - but it didn't work for me. I do have a commercial voice; I'm not quirky. I'm very normal and that's probably why I like people like Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston. It's no-nonsense. They sing well, and that's it.

I've become one of those annoying people who brings their own food on to planes.