“It’s a milestone and I love it. I love being 60!” enthused the man born Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel in Paddington, London, on Feb. 19, 1963.
“So it’s amazing, because I’m crushing it! I have a passion for tennis. I still have a passion for snowboarding. I have a great relationship with my kids! They’re all healthy! I have a great woman in my life. I have incredible friends and I’m fortunate to do the thing I love to do for a living for years. So 60’s fricking great!”
“If you really want to know … if the record you’ve made is any good when you play it to people, don’t listen to what they tell you,” he advised. “Look at the effect it has on them. Because if you’re asking people to give their opinion of your music, it’s an unfair situation: you’re asking them to be honest and they will have a propensity to be considerate of your feelings. If it’s s--t, they’re not going to tell you.Sometimes, though, he has to be convinced that his material is worthy of merit.