'It doesn’t mean anything, but it does,' he said, referring to the leading track from his new album, As You Were. 'It means back in business. Forget about the last four years of nothing and personal b*****ks and get back to what I do best, which is singing rock ’n’ roll music.'

'Everyone’s just all cloak and dagger these days, like, "I’ve got a new song and you can’t hear it until it’s out",' he said. 'F**k it, it’s a f**king song, ya know what I mean?'

'I just f**king wanna get back doing what I do, less of the f**king drama,' he said. 'I’ve had four years of f**king private-life bulls**t, which is all my doing, and I want to get back to doing my job, playing rock ’n’ roll to the people who like it.

'I love it and people can see that. You can tell by that big vein down the side of my neck!'