“I'm a big fan of Brian Wilson. I read that he used to write with his f...” — David Essex Quote

I'm a big fan of Brian Wilson. I read that he used to write with his feet in a tin of sand so I thought he couldn't be all that bad.

I've always been embarrassed by that side of my reputation, my focus has always been the music or piece of theatre or film that I'd doing. It's never been the good look department.

There was always music in our house and my mum used to play the piano in a pub, so we were a fairly musical family.

You just have to be professional and show the kind of courtesy and interest in audiences that they have shown in me. I hope that doesn't sound too worthy - it's just the way I feel.

Policies that promote better wages and better jobs would be super-helpful, and I'm a big fan of programs that encourage people to go where jobs are.

If I can see the sunrise - and I usually don't - I like to. I'm a big fan of the sun.

Johnny Rotten. He's a big fan of mine. I used to see him out in the audience in England and he'd stand up and holler. He's funny. Smart too, and a nice guy. Don't think he's a jerk because he isn't.

I'm a big fan of old, classic American musclecars like a Shelby GT or the '69 Dodge Charger, cars that inspired me through my childhood. They used to get me real excited when I was a kid. To own one and actually be able to drive them in America is a little of a dream.