Performing, I can take it or leave it. Horticulture is far more challenging. I'm absolutely fascinated by it.

I still tune in to the radio and listen to pop music and enjoy it as much as I ever have.

My father has taught me all the tricks of the boys at an early age, which has made me very careful.

I didn't spend much time in America, which probably was a mistake. To someone else, having a number one in America would be enough to get them touring.

My tears of love are a waste of time if I turn away

The big labels have less of a stranglehold on artists and how they record and where they go.

You're full of insecurities in your 20s - most of the time your heart's being broken, you're having a difficult time finding out who the hell you are, and I was trying to do that in the full glare of the public.