The Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has just published the story of her life. I confess that it is not in my reading table.

Don’t take life too seriously and always remember: it is just a passing fad.

I've managed to avoid tattoos so far.

I like to have a peek, see what the audience is doing during the opening act, because it gives you a clue and gives you a good feeling of where you are - the air can be different in different places.

It's Only Rock and Roll.

You have to write a song around this specific character or to enhance a specific scene. A lot of other craft goes on.

Samba rhythm is a great one to sing on, but it's also got some other suggestions in it, an undercurrent of being primitive - because it is a primitive African, South American, Afro-whatever-you-call-that rhythm. So to white people, it has a very sinister thing about it.