Next year's concerts around the UK and Ireland will be the first arena tour I've done for years and it's fantastic to think I'll be playing in all to hundreds of thousands of people.

If I'm in the middle of hitting a most fantastic cross court back hand top spin and someone says 'Can you stop now and have sex' I'll say: 'No thanks!'

But I think we will be able to appoint more directors, and the chairman.

If you can play guitar and sing, you can probably get a gig down the road playing at a restaurant, but don't throw your life away chasing something that is so elusive it will only lead you to regret and may turn you bitter.

If the government go for the lowest-common-denominator approach, I don't think we will want to be involved. There's a danger the government will just go for the biggest return to the Treasury and not be interested in overcrowding issues, the quality of the food and the quality of the service.

Financial support is one thing, but I always think what becomes really sacrificial is your time.