I thought, I'm in my late 50s now, am I ever gonna get the chance to do another album again?

I made a creativity out of that messiness.

Albums, with me, have never had an easy birth. Especially when all the songs are self-written songs.

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.

I've always been the sort of person who immerses myself in things, and eventually you become part of that life.

On my Instagram, I'm always keeping a record of things being pulled down in Soho and shutters being closed. Every city - and London more than anywhere - has got to be a vibrant mix of all different things. We can't allow it to become a monoculture.

I'm always aware of mortality.