There's no point stepping up to the golden platform if you're going to repeat yourself.

You have to ask these questions: who pays the piper, and what is valuable in this life?

Boredom is a horrible thing.

Finding another way to do what I know I can do pretty well. A way that stimulates me. I'm always on some sort of learning curve. If I can continually be surprised then I'm alert.

It's crucial that I kind of keep up, without drifting into the backslapping land of cliche and lifetime achievement awards.

I can't moan about any of it. I had a great time in the goldfish bowl.

Entertainment isn't just based on the very structured syndrome of European popular music, and it's great that there are so many thousands of people who are of the same opinion.