I got good advice once. Someone said to me: 'Live in your money rather than look at it.

I think the best singers in the world, historically, are American. Britain's got its fair share, as well, but some of the greatest singers, ever, whether you're talking about Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey or Aretha Franklin, are from the legacy here.

I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time.... I was born to be a dad.

At 20, you're cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong.

When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.'

I've spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on the very best security and I can assure you my homes are as safe as the Bank of England.

Talking to celebrities is too much effort. They all think the same.