5 million The amount his former manager Kelley Lynch fleeced from him, meaning he almost faced financial ruin in 2004.
246 The number of dates on his 2008-10 world tour. "That tour really reinvigorated me, in the sense of being touched by thereception of all the people across the world," he told TimeOut in 2012.
2 The number of times he visited New Zealand during that tour, playing four dates in 2010 and two in 2009.
3 In hours, the length of his show at Vector Arena on October 28, 2010. The Herald reviewer said: "He said he does not know when he will be back. [But] he has left his fans forever satisfied."
12 The number of albums he has released, including last year's Old Ideas.
3 New Zealand shows announced for later this year. Dec 14, CBS Arena, Christchurch; Dec 17, TSB Bank Arena, Wellington; Vector Arena, Auckland, Dec 21.
