Tattoos don't impress me. For me it's just another awkward part of fame. It's extraordinary - tattoos in basketball and soccer, it's quite extraordinary.

If it's the beginning of something - like an album, I'm working on the lyrics and I take a walkman and headset.

Believe it or not, Japanese is actually easier than some European languages!

If Miles Davis hadn't died it would have been interesting to do an album with him, but there wasn't much else that would have got me into the studio... although Herbie Hancock has just been in touch about doing something and that would be an interesting combination.

Another time, we had three days off in Australia, so we went out of our way to fly to Ayres Rock.

Would you respect me if I didn't have this gun? Cause without it, I don't get it, and that's why I carry one.

As a writer, author, creator of something the fact that people are still interested, is fantastic.