The only thing I have to give to make you smile, to win you with, are all the mornings still to live.

I have lost my credibility as a hit maker because of these side excursions into other branches of music; by not being consistent. Consistency seems to be all-important.

I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate.

They used to laugh at me when I refused to ride on all those double decker buses, all because there was no driver on the top.

My first four albums covered the usual youth problems - looking for love in all the wrong places - while the next five are basically about being in your 30s.

At the point where I'm trying to force something and it's not happening, and I'm getting frustrated with, say, writing a poem, I can go and pick up the brushes and start painting. At the point where the painting seems to not be going anywhere, I go and pick up the guitar.

To enjoy my music, you need depth and emotionality.