Don't go on American Idol, I think you'll spend the rest of your life living it down and I think it's getting kinda scary, isn't it?

Oooh I get by with a little help from my friends.

The world is a tougher place to live in than it was back then, as we come into the computer age.

It's all a matter of hearing what I like and seeing if I can make it fit into my style.

I was in Germany when the wall came down.

I had a job when I was 16 at a gas fitter, which was a bit like a pipe fitter.

I have one message for young musicians around the world. Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard.