For me people are people, without meaning to sound corny, it's a plain natural fact, music is a universal language and I've always known that and observed that and treated music with great respect accordingly.

I don't believe in pets. I like animals to be wild and free. But I can sit and watch an ant run up and down the floor for hours. I use a magnifying glass to look at the beautiful shape of the thing.

Here's how I understand music. If you can play the same bunch of noise twice, it's music. To go beyond that is supercilious and pontificating.

Britain's an island; it's always had a constant ebb and flow of immigration - it makes it a better place.

Being born into the Royal Family is like being born into a mental asylum. Marrying into it is not something to be taken lightly.

Every single lyric I've ever written I meant.

Obama's dense as a doorbell; not much going on up there - it's a wooden top.