Mick Hucknall, singer with ’80s stars Simply Red, guesses he slept with more than 3,000 women in 3 years during the band’s glory years.

But in an interview with the Guardian, he’s now ready to put Simply Red to bed and apologized for his philandering behavior:

“I regret the philandering. In fact, can I issue a public apology through the Guardian? They know who they are, and I’m truly sorry.”

“When I had the fame, it went crazy,” he said. “Between 1985-1987, I would sleep with about three women a day, every day. I never said no. This was what I wanted from being a pop star. I was living the dream and my only regret is that I hurt some really good girls.”

With Hucknall the only original member in the band, he’s retiring the Simply Red name. “I don’t want to be a slave to commercial success anymore,” he said. “I’ve been set free. I can do whatever I want now.”

Hucknall is currently the frontman for the reunited Faces lineup.