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.

I have 3 kids and a cat and a busy, noisy house. I get more time to relax when I'm working.

Phil Collins sold five times as many records as I did. Does that make him nearly as influential as I am? Nope.

I like being famous. It can be a bit of a pain but you get free food in restaurants and people send you clothes.

Music is a thing that changes people's lives. It has the capacity to make young people's lives better.

My first instinct when I write songs is not a negative one. It's something positive... Everything I've ever done has some form of hope in it, I think.

You can't afford to think about what might have been. You just be aware of what is.