My wife would say I'm not romantic at all, but I would say that I'm the ultimate romancer because I write about... life being brilliant.

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.'

Drugs is like getting up and having a cup of tea in the morning.

True perfection has to be imperfect. I know that sounds foolish, but it's true.

Rock stardom will die because nobody will make enough money any more to be rock stars.

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've always been into guitars. We want to put keyboards on, but keyboard players don't look cool onstage, they just keep their heads down. There has never been a cool keyboard player, apart from Elton John.