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.

You can have it all but how much do you want it?

As soon as people realize that the majority of people in this country take drugs then the better off we'll all be. It's not like a scandalous sensation or anything like that... drugs is like getting up and having a cup of tea in the morning.

Paul McCartney, one of the best songwriters of all time, has only produced manure for the past 25 years.

I don't like being on television when I'm playing live. I don't even like being on Jools Holland or any of them programs.

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.

You'll find people who rib you about their age are petrified about getting old. It doesn't bother me.