I first came to London when I was 22 and working as a roadie. Having watched the 'News At Ten' all my life, I thought Big Ben was going to be massive, but I was underwhelmed.

Twenty years from now, will we listen to Lady Gaga? No. She might think she is making a stand for the freaks and the weirdos. But they're not going to have any decent music to play, are they?

I love the satisfaction of living in a world on a Wednesday where a song didn't exist that you're going to create on a Thursday that's going to change somebody's life, possibly, you're creating that from nothing.

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

I love the Bee Gees, but only the pre-disco stuff. From '64 to '69, I've got all their albums.

It'll be nice to know that every gallon of petrol a Manchester United fan buys is going into our kitty.

You've just got to trust your instincts and realize that you can't please all the people all the time. You've got to please yourself ultimately in the end.