When I was 16 I'd watch 'The Godfather,' but I didn't think, 'Right, I'm going to go down the barber's and get some protection money off him.'

I've grown to love California: It's the dream of every English musician to come here and work in the sunshine. To walk up Sunset Boulevard, knowing you're going to make music - that's it.

I started off as many fathers do. I enjoyed the good bits, but I was wary of the responsibility. But now I love being a dad.

It's not about being upset about the things you might have said or done yesterday, which is quite appropriate at the moment. It's about looking forward rather than looking back. I hate people who look back on the past or talk about what might have been.

When you're the cash cow that lays the golden goose egg, people are always going to cheer you on, whatever.

I love the Bee Gees, but only the pre-disco stuff. From '64 to '69, I've got all their albums.

I'm a great songwriter, but I'm not the most talented musician.