Quotes from Leo Sayer

I don't believe in muckin' about and hiding ambition.

I particularly love the silk in Jakarta, the shoes in Tokyo and the amazing cloth from Thailand and Malaysia.

I really admire Ed Sheeran. He seems to have really beaten his way through and I think that's fantastic. He's his own man - good for him. But there aren't many of him out there.

I think the worst thing in the world is for artists to produce themselves.

I keep reminding myself I'm the same guy who was lucky enough to get my break because Roger Daltrey commissioned me to write the songs for one of his earlier albums.

I have had a partial kneecap replacement, an irritable bowel and three stents in my heart.

Everybody writes about love and cheating and heartbreak. We've done all that.

So many people moan about touring and say it's a chore. I don't know, they must be living on a different planet.

A good microphone is an essential thing for a singer.

I'm not this cuddly, jumper-wearing, good-guy. I'm not David Cassidy. I'm more Johnny Rotten. I'm more Donny Tourette.

I was never really keen to drive. I was always chauffeured around.

I am a big fan of Korean food.

Korean audiences are amazing, they really love the music.

I don't think I ever really sold out, and that made a difference.

I tend not to eat lunch because a midday meal makes me want to sleep in the afternoon.

I grew up on the south coast in Shoreham-by-Sea in a three-bedroom semi-detached home with a large garden shared by two properties.

Before I got married, I had a girlfriend who ran off in the middle of our relationship with a millionaire. She called from the South of France and said, 'I found one, I'm sorry. That's it. Goodbye!'

We used to spend a lot of time as kids in Northern Ireland, on the border and in southern Ireland as well.

My hair is massive and fills the mirror.

There are a million misconceptions about me but the greatest is probably that people think I'm the king of disco. I love disco but it is only one part of me.

I have always believed that there is no age factor to this music business. You are only as old as you feel and basically you can be a contender at any time.

Australians never give up. That's why I love this place. I never give up.

A bit of arrogance is nice every now and then.

It happens in this business - The Rolling Stones were ripped off, so were the Beatles. George Harrison hardly had anything left in the end.