I think the older I get the more creative I get, I don't have the distractions that I had when I was younger.

I don't really have anything against Will Young or Gareth Gates.

I'm the most indecisive person in the world. I'll do three versions of a song, then think, "Is the demo better?"

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.

I'm not one of these people who thinks everything in the past is great and everything modern is terrible. But I do think cities should be a mix of old things and new things.

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

I'm always more interested in trying things that will push me, and I don't care if I fall flat on my face doing it.