What I would argue in my defence is that shows like 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'The X Factor' have actually got people more interested in music again and are sending more people into record stores.

My proudest achievement has been the success of the shows and artists I have been involved with, because they were made in Britain.

If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning.

If I said to most of the people who auditioned, 'Good job, awesome, well done,' it would have made me actually look and feel ridiculous. It's quite obvious most of the people who turned up for this audition were hopeless.

I think he knows how to articulate something that people are entertained by and still be true to the message he's trying to send, ... very aware of himself.

When I was young and we got caught pinching apples, we got a smack from the local policeman. Today if that happened he would be sued. There is a tendency to punish the victim, not the criminal. If someone broke into my house or my mum's house, I worry that the burglar has more rights than me.