Somehow or another, my mother taught me to push through my fear, always. Feel the fear and do it anyway.

No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me.

Here am I. I'm 38. My career's probably never been better. And I've made a decision which may or may not impact on it - I refuse to hide my experience and my age, as if it's something I should be ashamed of. I'm alive. I know lots of people who've never been lucky enough to get to this stage in their life. And I'm not gonna hide it for anybody.

I'm afraid of happy people. They're chemically unbalanced.

Dear Kanye West. It is YOU who is so busy disrespecting artistry. You disrespect your own remarkable talents and more importantly you disrespect the talent, hard work and tenacity of all artists when you go so rudely and savagely after such an accomplished and humble artist like BECK.

Somehow or another, my mother taught me to push through my fear, always. Feel the fear and do it anyway.

I love pop music. Who doesn't?