One day I decided to try to have a complete day without tea. I was quite shaken. I was quite disturbed.

I first bought a Buffy Sainte-Marie record when I was 12, and her music has always remained with me. In the 1960s, as a political activist, Buffy's lyrics were fearless, and I'm very grateful for all the risks that she took.

Those Catholics, they really nab you when you're young.

Yes I have had a tan, actually. I went to Los Angeles and got one there, but it didn't make it back to Britain. You're not allowed to come through customs with a tan.

I was wasting my time, praying for love. For a love that never comes, from someone who does not exist.

Humans are not really very humane.

The Smiths was an incredibly personal thing to me. It was like launching your own diary to music.