Yes There Are Times When

Our Managers Hadn't Had That Kind Of Success - The Record Company Hadn't, We Hadn't - And The Feeling Was That The Next Record Had To Be Even Bigger, And If It Wasn't It Would Be Some Kind Of Failure.

I Think I'm Actually Quite A Materialistic Person, I Value What It Takes To Make A Car Or Build A Nice House. Money Does Change Things, But How It Changes People Depends On How They React To It.

While Growing Up In Birmingham Around A Lot Of West Indian People, Reggae And Calypso Were Big Influences Early On But Otis Redding Was The One Person Who Made Me Wanna Sing Myself.

I Jumped Off The Wheel Of Fortune Because I Wanted To Simplify Things. Now I've Fulfilled My Obligations To Myself By Making My New Record. I'd Like It To Sell Millions Of Copies, But My Self - Worth Is Not Based On Chart Positions.

It's Better To Burn Brightly For Half As Long Than To Be A Dim Lingering Light.