Anything popular is populist, and populist is rarely a good adjective.

I don't like headphones very much, and I rarely listen to music on headphones.

I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I'm on form, I can sell anything.

The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important.

I believe in singing to such an extent that, if I were asked to redesign the British educational system, I would start by insisting that group singing becomes a central part of the daily routine. I believe it builds character and, more than anything else, encourages a taste for cooperation with others.

I often say to people that producing is the best-paid form of cowardice. When you produce things, you almost always get credit if it's a good record, but you hardly ever get the blame if it's not! You don't really take responsibility for your work.