I regard myself as being enormously lucky to have been accepted by the British public in so many areas.

It's important to seize the moment. If there's something you want to say, don't put it off, because you might miss your chance.

George Martin recorded a lot of my stuff before the Beatles, so I observed their meteoric rise.

Bob Marley - yeah, I've always loved his stuff.

My approach to painting doesn't involve any heavy thinking about how am I going to present this, what am I going to do.

I love the word 'fantastic'. It represents how I always feel.

The Avalanches was a great dance track, I thought, but I always feel a little bit let down when there are just two lines repeated constantly. Over and over. Forever.

I always felt I had to fill silences, usually by singing or whistling. It was nerves and shyness, really.

People say 'Are you going to retire?' To me, that sort of equates with lying down and dying. When you're doing something you love to do, why would you stop?

I draw the line at filth and crude language. It seems to be an excuse for not being funny.