I have to tell you, and I don't mean this as sour grapes or anything, but it is hard to play for fans who see you all the time, makes it much harder.

I've always felt that music is an art form that deserves to live the life of the artist.

I live 50 miles from London and we've got some of the highest levels of teenage and childhood poverty in the country. It's disgusting. Just because it's a rural area, it gets forgotten.

My place, your place, slapped face, rat race.

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

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

I know without our fans and the devotion of our fans we wouldn't be here. I don't mean to put them down, but I'm just stating a fact that it is hard to play to people that see you all the time and it takes a lot of fun out of it in some ways.