The War on Drugs has failed - but it’s worse than that. It is actively harming our society. Violent crime is thriving in the shadows to which the drug trade has been consigned. People who genuinely need help can’t get it. Neither can people who need medical marijuana to treat terrible diseases. We are spending billions, filling up our prisons with non-violent offenders and sacrificing our liberties.

I was famous overnight. I went from nowhere to being really big.

How can I save my little boy from Oppenheimer's deadly toy?

I think I mentioned to Bob [Geldof] I could make love for eight hours. What I didn't say was that this included four hours of begging and then dinner and a movie.

The logical process will often be the safe one. I tend, when I'm given that choice, to go the way that's not safe.

When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around.

I've spent too many years at war with myself, the doctor has told me it's not good for my health.