I'm a lyric man - I'm always looking for meaningful songs.

Time is my enemy. Time will catch up with me vocally. And I dread that. I dread to think about life without singing.

There's plenty for me to do. There are more albums. I'll record as long as I can and as long as my voice works as well as it does now and for as long as people want to hear me.

Whenever I've been asked to be in a film, directors only want me to play myself... I'm fascinated by the thought of being an actor, but it's too hard. And I think Shakespeare-which has been suggested to me-might be a bit of a stretch.

First of all, I love singing. I mean, I get out of bed and I sing. I can't help it.

I would want to be known as a great singer; that the records I've made and the performances that I've done to be remembered. But the voice is the most important thing. The showmanship goes along with it. But I want to be remembered for my vocal ability.

I like to drink to suit my location.