What drew me to politics in the first place was the fact that I wanted to have a place to take a stand and use my voice to express what I believed in. But I've no longer got any political aspirations. I feel that as a politician, fifty per cent of people would hate you before you even left the house.

I'm not a big disco guy. Some of that English techno-poppy stuff wouldn't get me in the mood either.

I can't sing a love song Like the way it's meant to be Well, I guess I'm not that good anymore But baby, that's just me

The internet and social networking are new avenues for the next Bob Dylan to be born on.

I didn't vote for [President Bush]. But I've never said anything bad about the guy because I have respect for the office.

We are at a crossroads in the music business: with the rise of the internet, the world we live in has changed, and the past is not coming back. But I see the glass as half-full: the internet and social networking are new avenues for the next Bob Dylan to be born on.

In our town, the most popular way out was joining the service. So my three best friends joined the Navy to get out. I didn't.