The sexiest people are thinkers. Nobody's interested in somebody who's just vain with a hole in their head, talking about the latest thing - there is no latest thing. It's all rubbish.

We moved into the back, made it into a little 50s sitting room and started to sell the records. We had an immediate success. For one thing, these Teddy Boys were thrilled to buy the records.

I'm not trying to do something different, I'm trying to do the same thing but in a different way

I was the first person to have a punk rock hairstyle.

It is not possible for a man to be elegant without a touch of femininity.

I was born during the war and grew up in a time of rationing. We didn't have anything. It's influenced the way I look at the world.

I am always trying to find fabrics that are more friendly to the environment - working with Virgin Atlantic, they managed to research into this and find more eco fabrics.