I kind of felt I left a good message and memory with the people in terms of my work, and I always felt with a good record, I could always come back.

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

As a child my grandmother used to tell us stories about the dead and the mystical.

The British people are extremely conventional. You don't always know what one is thinking or feeling because it is basically hidden. The British people basically let you see what they want you to see.

I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That's entertainment for me.

There's been (if you sort of scan the magazines) announcements of different performers that has come and tried to get the British audience to go crazy, simply by them entering the stage because they had a hit record. It just doesn't happen. That happens in America.