[His words to Michael McSweeney when he gave his independent CD in his pre-stardom days]: "If you and your wife like it, great. If you don`t, it`ll make a great coaster."

I`ve been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you. Each one a line or two: "I`m fine, baby. How are you?" I would send them, but I know that it`s just not enough. My words are cold and flat, and you deserve more than that.

It`s a bit shocking when you show up in Africa or you`re in the middle of Spain and there are people that know the words and the young kids singing along.

Right now Save the Last Dance (for me) is the single so they`re probably going to want me to do that.

I don`t know what to say. I feel like Kelly Clarkson a bit.

If I`m a betting man I think my chances are in the 40 per cent up (range).

I`ve been singing this crap since I was 16!

I can`t do this any more,

Come fly with me.

You can try to trick the people and come out wearing a fedora and a tuxedo but that`s not me. I was born in the late `70s, I wear jeans. I don`t hang out in casinos. The lifestyle isn`t my thing. I don`t drink martinis and I don`t smoke cigars.

That was awesome. Everybody was just so really nice. I`ve done the show three or four times in the U.K. where it`s called `Strictly Come Dancing.` It`s a huge, huge, huge hit show there. As a show it`s a great vehicle for any singer to come on and sell his or her record.

I think this might be my favourite thing I`ve ever done,