Chips of plutonium are twinkling in every lung.

I saw Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, which I thought was a masterpiece. Not that long ago, I listened to Blackstar by David Bowie and thought that was a masterpiece. Those are two incredibly talented people who've left their mark with us.

[Theresa May] is very sensible and I think that's a good thing at this point in time.

It's a real joy to be moved by something, but it doesn't happen often to me.

I think I was just lucky to be brought up in a very musical family. My two older brothers were, and still are, very musical and very creative, and music was a big part of my life from a very young age, so it is quite natural for me to become involved in music in the way that I did.

I don't think it's a very nice idea [making biopic] at all. I don't think my life is that interesting.

Numbers are really fascinating things, and they do play a big part in our lives. They are a language of their own.