The singer said leaving wife Gwyneth Paltrow at home with their daughter Apple, seven, and son Moses, five, could be a lot worse and that he always brings back a present or two for the kids.
'It's not like being on an oil rig or being a soldier. We are talking about being away a week at a time and then you can meet them in Bognor or wherever you are going next,” he told The Sun. “And I also buy a lot of Lego to take home.
Even after 11 years with the group, the 34-year-old admitted he still hasn’t got used to all the attention - although Paltrow often helps take the spotlight off him.
'It's never normal,' he said. 'But it's not as mad as it used to be. I only get recognised when I'm with my wife. And then they spot her, so that's great.”