Jan 10, 1945 - Present
British rock and pop singer
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Even by rock star standards, I was pretty awful.
Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.
Brewing a good cuppa is something not everyone can do, and I loathe bad tea.
Between 21-30 women go through humungous changes. After that, they've generally achieved what they wanted, and they're more settled.
At my age you don't go into fatherhood lightly.
You shouldn't be in the music business if you're posing.
You know I think I could give a little more back to charity.
There is this power that comes with being famous.
I was getting worried I may not become a grandfather, but the Lord has blessed me.
I love change, I need it.
I got bored of not feeling affectionate towards girls.
I carry lots of guilt.
Listen, if my career was to end tomorrow, I would have no complaints whatsoever.
How can my son not be straight after all I've said and done for him?
You can be with one of the most beautiful women in the world and still be unhappy.
I've been out with some extremely beautiful women who have had no sex appeal whatsoever. It really is a lot more than skin deep.
I wish I knew what I know now before.
You know my wife, she's 6 ft 1 she can beat anyone up.
Carrying 200 pounds of velvet and satin around a stage for 90 minutes - that's man's work, let me tell you.
Well, there's not a day goes by when I don't get up and say thank you to somebody.
I'm a rock star because I couldn't be a soccer star.
Surely if God had meant us to do yoga, he would have put our heads behind our knees.
I can definitely say the older I've got the better I've become at being a dad and a husband.
You go through life wondering what is it all about but at the end of the day it's all about family.
I had this little handheld transistor radio that I used to sleep next to.
There's nobody I look up to, really.
I had this almost Dickensian look. I was quite fragile.
I do take a lot of pride in my look and I work out - do work out a lot.
I've always been able to get inside a song really easily, and if it's my song, I can make it seem honest.
I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor.