I don't think people expect Bruce Springsteen to come out in a pink satin jacket, but Rod Stewart, they do. And I like doing it; I don't wear it just because I think I have to. I'm a very flamboyant person.

I've never done anything particularly scandalous.

Optimism is my best defense.

I'm only lookin' for a fantasy, an interlude from reality.

My musical taste has always been wide. I started out as a folky before I moved on to blues and soul.

My big brother still thinks he's a better singer than me.

I had this almost Dickensian look. I was quite fragile.