So first is first, you lost out at the Grammy’s
this week, 3 nominations and not a single win, but you seem to be dealing with
it well, it was your idea to take the photo we used for this page… do you feel
that you lost out?
I don’t mind that I didn’t win a Grammy, I
already have one from 2011 and it’s an honour to be nominated. I think you
should be able to laugh at things and so the photo we took was great as it
shows I can laugh about myself, I think artists who take themselves to
seriously aren’t relatable to the audience.
Your new album is being released next week, are
you worried you’re going to follow down other artist’s path and not deliver in
the second album?
Yes! Over the last year I have made sure the
album is perfect as to not upset my fans, I don’t really care about the reviews
as long as my fans are happy with it. I’m afraid that my new album wont live up
to the first one, but when I think about it, if it’s just half as successful as
my last album it would be a massive accomplishment for me.
You recently reached your 10th number 1 in the
charts, how did you celebrate?
I remember getting a phone call from Chris
Martin congratulating me and I think that was better than actually getting the
number 1, just to get a phone call from one of my idols. I celebrated with a
bottle of Jack Daniels, my dog and I’m sad to say reality TV.
Now that you’re making a lot of money, what is
the most outrageous thing that you like to buy yourself?
I never buy anything too outrageous as I'm
quite good with money, however the other day I had too much to drink and ended
up buying an teacup pig online, which is weird as you wouldn't assume you could
buy animals over the internet. But i've grown fond of him now and called him
Galileo.
You have been criticised recently by parents
for being a bad role model for your recent incident in Paris, what do you have
to say to the parents?
Entertainers are not role models, and they
should not be seen like that… It’s not up to me to raise your children, as a
new parent I raise my own children, it’s not the media that raises them.
With the recent release of film documentaries
by artists such as Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and One Direction would you be
tempted in making your own film documentary?
Definitely not! The idea of people following me
around my house with cameras makes me feel uncomfortable, why would any one
want that? My work life and home life are 2 different things and I want to keep
it like that, my kids shouldn’t have to grow up with cameras in their face.
What do you think of Miley Cyrus VMA
performance?
Ha, I thought it was funny to watch, I mean I
understand what she is doing... she started in the industry as a child and has
to try now to keep her career going by changing her audience and image. I think
she went to far though, and Robin Thicke is a married man, that must have been
awkward the next morning when he talked to his wife.
There’s a rumour that you are collaborating
with Coldplay on a new song, can you put the rumours to rest, and how were they
to work with?
Well I guess you’ll just have to wait and see,
but I can tell you I have seen them live and had the chance to get to know
them, and they are some of the most talented people in the industry at the
moment.
What is your favourite song on your new album?
My favourite song on the album has to be ‘chicken
wings’ I think it really speaks to me and the struggles I went through as a
kid. After I was shot at the age of 10 in that gang fight I decided to turn my
life around, just like the chicken in the song.
Do you feel like you have learnt from your parent’s
mistakes?
Yeah, I hope so. I still worry sometimes that my
kids will have to face the same reality that I did, but I have to remind myself
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