We tend to think of age only in time, but I don't think it has much to do with time at all there's a whole load of other things. I've met 16-year-olds who are old and 90-year-olds who are young.

I love Adele. That's a lead singer; that's the real deal.

I've never wanted to be anyone other than who I am.

No, I was two years older than the other guys. I was a war baby. My family were a lot poorer than they were. I'd had to fight too hard for anything I had in my life and to smash things up for me.

You have to keep fit being a singer - that's part of the job. You can't do it unless you have incredible stamina.

I'm realistic about my age and realistic about the fact that there's an awful lot less in front of me than there is behind me. I've always felt that music is an art form that deserves to live the life of the artist.

There is certainly more in the future now than back in 1964.