It is dishonest the way that people suddenly think they've found guitars, and wear their guitar as a badge.

The public are not stupid.

There's a certain edge about cruelty. If you're honest about it, most people wince, but say it had to be said.

I was very cheap - that's the way I'd always worked.

Reality TV finds talented people. There are no scripts. The editing is what it's all about. Great editing makes those shows.

I'm not going to say that every record I've put out was the greatest record in history, but I'd stand by even the bad ones. Don't make excuses, make hits.

Give the public what they want. What you want is unimportant.