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

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.

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

I know my dad is a big Internet freak, and he's been known to be a Wikileaker.

My father was a management genius. But what I really wanted was a dad.

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.