My dad is adorably optimistic, positive, pie-in-the-sky. He thinks every new song I write is my best. He sells T-shirts at my merchandise stands and hands out guitar picks to fans.

My dad, like, he's the most trusting human in the world.

When I stopped Simply Red the reason was to bring up my daughter Romy. I wanted to be a dad that was around.

To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.

I would have to say the person with whom I am most in love is definitely my son, Everly Bear. Although I'm his dad, I'm also his friend.

As a father now, I wouldn't do what my dad did, because it left me feeling emotionally unstable as a kid. But he didn't do the things he did out of selfishness or malice.