Unless you've been touched personally, it's difficult to see, but there are millions of people who have no voice whatsoever.

I was making guitars and I was a sheet metal worker and if you ever see sheet metal workers' hands, you've never seen so many cuts in your life.

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

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.

We weren't wealthy but we definitely weren't poor. We were incredibly rich because there was a wonderful community in Shepherd's Bush, where I grew up. All my friends were into villainy and crime.

I struggled more than anything else to find a voice for this band.

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