Most artists, you know, you spend their entire lives learning how to play music and write songs, and they don't really know how the music business works.

I think we’re like farm animals before an earthquake.

It's almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers, you know?

When 'Play' first came out, journalists didn't review it; it didn't get radio play. And then it became this big successful record and, I hate to admit this, I found myself liking the fame. I bought into it.

I'm like a monk with a taste for hookers.

I’ve never seen the need to choose one type of music at the exclusion of another. That would feel kind of sad and arbitrary.

Who wakes up when they're worth £120million and says, 'I'm unhappy today but if only I had an extra £2million!'