I was successful with mediocre material because of a good recording voice that people really liked at that time.

I was a star in Italy, Austrailia, Germany and Japan before the American stations ever paid attention at all.

I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to.

I think I've finally proven something to people who were cynical about me. Because they were cruel.

It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.

Morrissey wrote to me and said, I have a song for you and if we release it as a single, you'll be on the charts for the first time since 1972, I said, what time, where?

The Columbia years are the most sentimental for me. My parents were together through most of that time and we were a happy, sort of normal family.