That's why I do this music business thing, it's communication with people without having the extreme inconvenience of actually phoning anybody up.

The fire in the belly is essential, otherwise you become Michael Buble - famous and meaningless.

The monarchy is foremost a business, and it's important to them that the British public continue to finance the excessive luxurious lifestyles of the now quite enormous, wasteful and useless 'royal' family. I find it very sad.

I hated the royal wedding.

Long hair is an unpardonable offence which should be punishable by death.

Racism is beyond common sense and has no place in our society.

I have no love for myself as a human being, but I have immense pride in the music I make.

I find that it isn't wise to attempt to judge people on their public persona, and even on the music they make. Because I've met so many people whose music I cannot stand, and they're very nice. At the same time, I've met people whose music I've loved, and they're not the person you've invested all this emotion in.

I am unable to watch the Olympics due to the blustering jingoism that drenches the event. Has England ever been quite so foul with patriotism? The 'dazzling royals' have, quite naturally, hi-jacked the Olympics for their own empirical needs, and no oppositional voice is allowed in the free press.

I don't want to go on much longer, really. I think that would suggest a lack of imagination. A certain lack of dignity also.