Humility Was A Cult In My Family.

It's A Basic Truth Of The Human Condition That Everybody Lies. The Only Variable Is About What.

Humility Was Considered A Great Virtue In My Family Household. No Show Of Complacency Or Self-satisfaction Was Ever Tolerated. Patting Yourself On The Back Was Definitely Not Encouraged, And Pleasure Or Pride Would Be Punishable By Death.

I Was Too Shy, I Think, To Sing Publicly. It Takes A Particular Kind Of Person. And When I Was Young, I Was Not That Person. In The First Instance, When A Record Company Said To Me, Do You Want To Try And Make Your Record, My First Reaction Was, No, I'm Not Worthy - I Couldn't Possibly, And So On And So Forth.

I Feel Like I'm Working On An Oil Rig Right Now. I'm Away From Home A Lot.

You Hope That Your Teenage Self Would Like And Forgive Your 50-year-old Self.