As I get older, I don't aggressively pursue songs. All the great ones just appear.

I'm not interested in making money. It's just that with my talent, I'm cursed with it.

American sports are quite masculine. And football - although it's still played by men all over the world - football compared to American football is quite feminine in its artistry. And there's no padding. It's America's loss, though.

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

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 don't like John Terry and I never have. He's got funny eyes and he's a cry baby. He's also a Cockney.

I don't fall into the category of tortured artist. But it's not made me more or less anything.