The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.

Have I got a black book? Yes, it's called a mobile phone. I do get offers. There is no shortage of people if you want to go on dates - working in TV, living in L.A., it is there if you want it.

I think of stress as the creator of cancer and heart attacks, like a tiny little ball you feed. I believe that one of the reasons I've never got ill is that I'm not stressed.

My own saying is: 'Create the hype, but don't ever believe it.'

I grew up when the whole Motown thing was huge. The charts in those days were dominated by groups more than solo artists at one point.

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

Beyonce is good-looking. Jennifer Lopez is good-looking. Madonna used to be good-looking.