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

I have a long history with Soho: even when I was at art college, I came down to Soho to work in the summer.

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

I don't enjoy being a celebrity, I don't want any part of that or any part of that fame for fame... i'd actually rather die than be a celebrity slime!!!

I'd always wanted to write a song about a leather jacket and how wearing it makes you feel. I love leather jackets, and I've got a big collection of them.

Russians have a new freedom, but as long as they don't express that freedom on a public platform.

I thinks it really interesting how they throw the world music samples in there. I often wonder what it would be like to do something like that, but use my lyrics and my kind of style.