I didn't have to play rugby that well, and I didn't have to play cricket that well, because I had this voice.

Elvis was always over the top. That's why he had that gold lamé suit! He designed his jumpsuits himself. He always said, "If you're going to be a star, you should look like one."

I got married when I was 16 so I had to do shift-work to make ends meet.

I like to drink to suit my location.

I come from a coal-mining, working-class background. My father was a coal miner.

I think the first time I ever wore a tuxedo was when I played at the Talk Of The Town in 1967, because it was a nightclub and that was the thing to do.

I've always felt myself as being a serious singer.