America is a really delicate flower that needs a lot of attention.

Solo artists are generally totally insane. Elton John? Slightly eccentric. George Michael? He's mad as custard.

The fate of the African continent does not f-ing depend on a load of f-ing musicians in Hyde Park singing f-ing s-t songs to kids.

You have to make the effort with children. You can't have them thinking that I reckon I'm special, otherwise they'll start thinking they're special. I want them to feel normal for as long as possible because God knows they'll reach an age when they'll be told they're not.

I'm against people downloading music.

My son ain't going to be miserable because he's going to be the child of a rock star, the end.

If I can give you any advice, it's this: every hour that you spend sat on the couch doing nothing, put it to good use, because when you have kids, an hour is like a lifetime.