I just try to speak passionately about things I'm involved in and moved by.

I never, my producer never, we never let myself just sing. We were always trying to get the perfect vocal.

I don't sing anything that hurts my voice.

I'm a singer and as long as I can sing - which, thank God, is something that I still seem to be able to do - I'd like to carry on making records.

I think I don't sing as hard as I used to sing. I used to kind of hit the accelerator a lot back in my youth, but now it's just being able to control it, and not work it so hard and use more of an emotional or sub textual kind of approach to singing.

It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.

Television really has been my vehicle. I don't get played on the radio much, so I've relied on TV a lot.