My big brother still thinks he's a better singer than me.

I've always been worried about the band but I've got to the point now where I think it's time to start thinking about myself a bit more.

I carry lots of guilt.

I've never done anything particularly scandalous.

I never feel any aggravation from the public.

At my age you don't go into fatherhood lightly.

I don't have any social life or anything.

I have a CBE, and I accepted it with glee because it's not bestowed on you by the royal family; it's not bestowed on you by the government; you have to be nominated by the public.

I hated singing and getting up in front of crowds.

My dad bought me a guitar and people would ask me to play.

I have a very lively and colourful show. It's two hours of hits and the music speaks for itself.

I did things with the microphone stand that no-one else has attempted to do.

I've always been able to get inside a song really easily, and if it's my song, I can make it seem honest.

I'm proud to be a railway modeler. It means more to me to be on the cover of Model Railroader than to be on the cover of a music magazine.

I think I was always looking for that perfect woman, who obviously doesn't exist. I wanted to be married. I wanted more kids. I'm a family man, at heart.

I was very fortunate that I saved my money and I still do.

It has gone past me now, the writing phase.

I want to make people aware of early detection.

I love change, I need it.

How can my son not be straight after all I've said and done for him?

I want to go out at the top, but the secret is knowing when you're at the top, it's so difficult in this business, your career fluctuates all the time, up and down, like a pair of trousers.

I can't do that wonderful thing that Tom Waits and Bob Dylan do - to do imagery. I'm not good at that. I just write from the heart.

I started singing in the bathroom. Nothing was coming out. It was ghastly.

I've tried many other hairstyles, but it just doesn't work.