My proudest achievement has been the success of the shows and artists I have been involved with, because they were made in Britain.

What I would argue in my defence is that shows like 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'The X Factor' have actually got people more interested in music again and are sending more people into record stores.

I've always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn't like but who I was in fear of, because I wanted my salary.

If I said to most of the people who auditioned, 'Good job, awesome, well done,' it would have made me actually look and feel ridiculous. It's quite obvious most of the people who turned up for this audition were hopeless.

When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.'

If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning.