You've got to be strong enough for love. It's very easy to be cool and cynical. It's very difficult to just let yourself go and be in love. You've got to be strong enough for that.

Gone are the days when Virgin Records was owned by Richard Branson, a fan of music. Now they're all owned by some guy who bought it off some guy who bought it off some guy who wants a return on his investment.

I don't live to work; I work to live.

If you don't want to be the biggest band in the world, you may as well pack it in.

It is hard to be modest at times like these so I won't even try...you are all shite!

I do all the work so it's only right that I should get the most money. Plus I am the most handsome.

I've never been asked to do a collaboration. I guess I just don't give off that come-and-get-me vibe. I wouldn't be adverse to doing one with Coldplay or U2 - anyone who sells 50 million albums.