If you've got a big mouth and you're controversial, you're going to get attention.

If you've got a big mouth and you're controversial, you're going to get attention.

The biggest shock when I lost it all was the realization that so much of my life had been out of my control. When I started to make the money back, I vowed that it would never happen again. I bought things only when I could afford them. There was no big mortgage, no cars on hire purchase. I remember buying a TR6 sports car for £6,000, and funnily enough it gave me more pleasure than the Porsche ever had.

In TV, film, and music there's a lot of snobbery, and I don't like it. I've never been a cultural snob.

I've always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn't like but who I was in fear of, because I wanted my salary.

What I would argue in my defence is that shows like Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor have actually got people more interested in music again and are sending more people into record stores.

I don't want to tell a 15 or 14 year old what they should be doing. I want them to tell me. And that's what I got when I met Justin Bieber for the first time.