After my second No. 1, my record company, Warner Brothers, gave me a beautiful present - quite unique at the time - one of the very first Sony stereos which had speaker and radio included so I could record the radio and build up cassette tapes of music, gospel singing, adverts, evangelists.

Leo Sayer

It's been hard to gain acceptance in England without the clown makeup because I wore the costume as part of my act for so long.

Leo Sayer

Before I got married, I had a girlfriend who ran off in the middle of our relationship with a millionaire. She called from the South of France and said, 'I found one, I'm sorry. That's it. Goodbye!'

Leo Sayer

My hair is massive and fills the mirror.

Leo Sayer

I stand a lot better chance to go further than Elton.

Leo Sayer

There's nothing better than curling up with a good book and sitting in front of the fire on winter evenings.

Leo Sayer

I tend not to eat lunch because a midday meal makes me want to sleep in the afternoon.

Leo Sayer

Do you know what, I don't even like dancing.

Leo Sayer

I damaged my legs and ankles many years ago when doing concerts and falling off stage.

Leo Sayer

Being very dyslexic I couldn't even tie my own shoe laces until the age of 21 and I struggled at school.

Leo Sayer

When I was dressed as a clown in all that make-up I used to shed pounds every night and got agonising kidney stones because I was sweating so much.

Leo Sayer

There were people who went for serious mind enhancement, like Jimi Hendrix or John Lennon, although I didn't really need to do that. I was blessed with an incredibly fertile imagination.

Leo Sayer

I like my face. It's cheeky - dare I say, Chaplinesque.

Leo Sayer

I was never really keen to drive. I was always chauffeured around.

Leo Sayer

I'm impressed with Ed Sheeran. I think he has a terrific point of view and a great mentality but I sense there is someone in the background saying to him, 'We need more love songs, Ed.'

Leo Sayer

I've typical singer's jowls, a bit fat and soggy. If I was really vain, I would have a nip and tuck, but the knife isn't an exciting prospect.

Leo Sayer

In the past, it wasn't any big deal for people with talent to hang out together. Now we have the celebrity age, which has made a lot of things harder to do.

Leo Sayer

It's nice to feel wanted somewhere.

Leo Sayer

You don't necessarily have to write a song to make it your own. After all, Elvis never wrote a song in his life.

Leo Sayer

What keeps a good face is no stress, and I refuse to worry.

Leo Sayer

I have always preferred paper and ink to a computer screen and I still write most of my lyrics by hand.

Leo Sayer