I love writing songs.

If you're only making an album every 10 years, it better be good.

I just aspire to pick people up. That's my ambition.

I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.

People are so used to having their lives filmed, they're not even conscious of having cameras around. I still have that sort of suspicion when a camera comes out. I view it as a thing to fear.

I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug.

I've never associated myself with other singers, certainly not female singers.