Yes I can, mate, I can take your awful CD out of the machine & throw it as far away from this studio as is humanly possible.' (Responding to the title of a Chris Isaak single, Can't Do A Thing To Stop Me, he was required to play when standing in for a sick colleague in 1993.)

People ask me, 'what was the best year for music?' I always say, this year is the best year for music. Prior to that it was the previous year.

You know, Aretha Franklin can make any old rubbish sound good, and I think she just has.' (After an Aretha Franklin duet with George Michael on 'Top of the Pop…

You can either see it as selfless dedication to public service broadcasting, or a shocking lack of ambition. (On his career at Radio One)

With respect to excellence of Style and Composition, it may perhaps be said that to practised ears the most pleasing Music is such as has the merit of novelty,…

No, because it's not like they're the only songs we have. They're like children; you shouldn't really have a favourite. Unless one of your kids develops into a…

I can almost listen to a whole Justin Timberlake song without cringing. I do get a bit bummed out when it comes to Ashlee Simpson though.