I was a magnet for people who want to take advantage of people like me, who think they're part of this life but they're not.

I'm always aware of mortality.

Maybe I was a bit harsh on some people. But I was harshest on myself, really.

Knowing what I knew about Russia, as much as I loved the music and was fascinated by the songs and the whole idea of it, I knew it would be a very lengthy and frustrating process.

As long as ugly people are not on TV, you should only ever have interesting people on TV.

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

I think there's always been singers like that and i've done my fair share of cheese as well.