Performing was the natural thing originally and the rest of it [records and so on] is just like offshoots of that. That's how I see it anyway.

You can call it nostalgia, I don't mind Standing on that windswept hillside Listening to the church bells chime Listen to the church bells chime In that magic time.

If it's what you do and you can do it, then you do it.

Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.

My ambition when I started out was to play two or three gigs a week. And that's what I'm doing.

For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts, it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cos I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.

[Touring] is not necessarily a priority. It's just a part of who I am as a performer. That's obviously why I'm doing it; why I'm in this business is part of me has to perform.