A lot of journalists give me a hard time about how I look, but I've never met a journalist I'd rather look like.

The very first concert I ever went to on my own was actually Rory Gallagher. In a one-month period in 1973 or '74, I saw him, Thin Lizzy and the Rolling Stones. I wasn't really a big Rory Gallagher fan, but I thought his guitar playing was fabulous. But Thin Lizzy, they were fabulous.

I'm not a morose person; it's just that my best songs reflect on the sadder aspects of life.

Anyone can rehearse and play constantly any song in the world.

You can't drink on an eight hour flight, pass out, and then go onstage... well you can, but then you're Spandau Ballet.

I wore makeup when I was at school, and I wore makeup when glam started. I started wearing it again when punk started. I've always been drawn to wearing it. It's partly ritualistic, partly theatrical and partly just because I think I look better with it on.

Performing doesn't come that naturally to me, even though I've done it for years.