Biographies of British pop celebrities are terrible.

My secrets must be poetic to be believable.

Iraq has lost 5 percent of its population, a number that in the U.S. would equal 14 million people.

Any performer is one person privately and then he's another person when he steps on the stage.

I don't hate journalists. You can't hate a class of people. It's wrong to say that. But I do think they're a bit like poison. Never trust them. You can't trust them as a class of people. It's their job not to be trusted.

I am conservative with a small 'c.' It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression.

I don't find it easy dealing with people with drug problems. It helps if you're all taking drugs, all the same drugs.