Whether they run a record company or a grocery store, every boss will tell you you're in big trouble if you're borrowing more than you can ever afford to pay back. Delaying the pain for future generations is suicidal. We've got to start getting the deficit down right now, not next year.

Maybe I am a bit mad.

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

It simply works. You do it twice a year. Who cares? And it balances my smoking and drinking.

What luxury would I take to a desert island? A mirror. It's true. I'd miss me.

You sounded like someone who should be singing on a cruise ship. Halfway through your song, I wished the ship was sinking.

Every time I sat in a chemistry lesson I thought, what am I doing this for? I don't ever want to be in a job that involves a Bunsen burner.'