Chart positions are for people with manbags who get to work at 11 A.M. because they've been at a digital meeting.

It's the first time I'm going to be on my own this Christmas and I'm really looking forward to not having any cards or decorations up. So I'll be in London, sit on my couch, arms folded, curtains drawn, having a drink.

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

I'm a great songwriter, but I'm not the most talented musician.

You can't put a load of rockstars up on a stage and expect to wipe out global poverty. That's ludicrous.

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.

The thing about Manchester is...it all comes from here