“There are certain people in modern pop who I am very impressed with. People like Bono and Noel Gallagher. I like them enormously. I understand Bono and I think he is worth supporting. When you meet him, you can see why he is very good at that ambassadorial role. That’s a gift. I’ve met him a few times. The first time was when I presented an award to him in Belfast about six years ago, and we talked at length. You can see he’s a very loving and decent person and actually not remotely pretentious.”