David Bowie really played with ideas, and iconography and imagery. He's brilliant man. And a gentleman, too.

When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.

Every time I felt low, I just put on an Elvis record and I'd feel great, beautiful.

I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity... to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.

I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.

And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor.