Shyness is nice, but shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life that you'd like to.

Doing nothing gives me great pleasure. And believe me, I succeed wonderfully in it.

If you love animals, obviously it doesn't make sense to hurt them.

I think perhaps I touch on a different passion in people. It’s not simple the passion of rock ‘n’ roll rebellion - it’s more romantic than sexual.

Singers attract fans with aspects of their own personality. People feel I'm passionate and obsessive. They know this isn't a profession for me, it's a vocation. It's not an egotistical thing, but something else. I'm in a dialogue with my audience, and that's something I need

I don't perform. Seals perform.

Nothing is important, so people, realising that, should get on with their lives, go mad, take their clothes off, jump in the canal, jump into one of those supermarket trolleys, race around the supermarket and steal Mars bars and kiss kittens.