Lyrics are coming to you all the time. I get inspiration in the middle of the night.

Between 21-30 women go through humungous changes. After that, they've generally achieved what they wanted, and they're more settled.

There's still plenty of lead in this pencil, but I only write to one person now.

I'm not a great lover of Madonna's voice. She's done very well with what she's got, and I'm sure my voice turns her right off, but she's not my favourite singer.

I've been a golden boy for too long.

I want to go out at the top, but the secret is knowing when you're at the top, it's so difficult in this business, your career fluctuates all the time, up and down, like a pair of trousers.

A show is like having a climax. It's like having an incredible, natural climax. And then suddenly it's all finished, and you don't know what to do next.