I have seen incredible bravery from very young guys, the young generation that people write off.

What's always got me is the fact that when people talked on the telly about Iraq, before Afghanistan kicked off, you'd get only these public-school-type army officers talking about what was going on out there. I kept thinking, 'Why don't we get the true voice of the squaddie? Why don't we hear from the lads on the battlefield?'

I really enjoy travelling around the world. I get to meet some extraordinary people.

Pop music should be about young people.

I really hate people who feel their private lives should be paraded, and there are magazines like 'Hello!,' 'OK' and 'Bella' totally devoted to this.

I've seen him do some incredible things. And I'm sure I'll see him do more incredible things. He's a very talented young man who is probably at his best in tough times when we need him. I'm convinced that I wouldn't be sitting here today if he didn't have that kind of season for us.