There are a lot of artists who haven't lost anything to domesticity. In my case, it probably did happen.

My old school in Liverpool is now a performing-arts school, and I kind of teach there - I use the word lightly - but I go there and talk to students.

My mum died when I was 14. That is a kind of strange age to lose a mother. John lost his mum when he was 17.

It was bad on Linda. She had to deal with this guy who didn't want to get out of bed and, if he did, wanted to go back to bed pretty soon after. He wanted to drink earlier and earlier each day and didn't really see the point in shaving. I was generally pretty morbid.

I think the French girls are fabulous.

There's nothing bigger than being asked to perform at the Super Bowl.

I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.