You don't go into anything contemplating failure, because if you did, you wouldn't make it.

I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.

When I was young and we got caught pinching apples, we got a smack from the local policeman. Today if that happened he would be sued. There is a tendency to punish the victim, not the criminal. If someone broke into my house or my mum's house, I worry that the burglar has more rights than me.

I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.

Anything I shouldn't laugh at makes me laugh.

When I think of invention, I always think of America. You're always seeing ads: 'Have you got the next big idea?' There seems to be that spirit in America of inventions and inventors.

My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don't.