Choosing how you vote should not be a snap verdict based on a few minutes of television.

The artists who endure are the ones who stay focused even after they have reached the top of their profession.

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 have total respect for anyone who discovers a band like Snow Patrol. I would be hopeless at signing a rock band, or anything alternative, cause I don't know what that audience are into and I don't particularly like that kind of music.

Good is not enough. You've got to be great.

I could just sit back and get someone to spin my achievements, I suppose, but when I see others do it, I always think, 'Why are you telling me how successful you are?' I am always suspicious of those kinds of boasts.

You always want to go to a party where you get an invite.