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

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

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

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

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

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.