The amount of women we've met that say that we were an inspiration to them growing up, has always been one of the best things about being in the band.

Women shouldn't have to apologise for their age or growing old. It is just inevitable.

The perfect pop song is about creating a memory.

Pop music is a constant reminder of what you were doing at the time, it holds all sorts of memories.

Career had a lot to do with 80 percent of my breakups. It's very tough to date a struggling musician. The idea of it is enticing and fun and mysterious. But the reality is long hours and hard work. I have a lot of respect for the women I've dated.

It's so important that we take auditions less seriously, take your work seriously, but take the industry a whole lot less seriously because it is so fickle.

And I was victim to that very early in my career, where I would go into auditions, and I'd be wearing a big T shirt, a big baggy T shirt and loose jeans. You know, to try and show people that there was more to me than just that.

My career was a roller-coaster ride but I never stopped taking chances.