I made a creativity out of that messiness.

I'm always aware of mortality.

Frank Sinatra said this great thing, that singing isn't about singing in tune, or great technical singing. It's about making people believe in the story you're telling.

As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.

Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.

So often, the singer is the sound of the record. People think they can cover anything, but the whole voice is the thing that's unrepeatable.

Sometimes I ask myself, "Should I be out in a club?" But it's about realising I don't need to be always chasing after being who I was 20 or 30 years ago.