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" England's a small nation, and the pop music industry is built on fashion. "

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" With the Roses, I knew we were great; I felt that we would achieve something. On my own, I had no idea. "

" People tend to settle for the fiver rather than going for the pot of gold. "

" You'll never find a Manchester band slagging off another Manchester band, but within each Manchester band, people will rip each other apart: Mondays, Smiths, New Order, Roses, Oasis. "

" I used to be one of those kids who couldn't keep my mouth shut. "

" We wrote 'Stellify' for Rihanna, but as we got to the end of writing it, I thought, 'You know what? I'm gonna keep this for myself. We'll give her another one.' She'd have probably sung it better, but it is too good for me not to do it. "

" We believe that anyone can do anything, and everyone's a star. And that's evident from the shows we do. It just feels like a whole bunch of people in a room celebrating something - maybe just being alive. "

" My sister bought me the Koran in 1990. I always thought the stories in it were magical. "

" We need to ban all air-freighted food. Carrots from Holland. Potatoes from Egypt. It's got to stop. "

" I was jailed for using words that I still dispute. Anyone who's ever met me will tell you that I'm not a violent person. "

" I feel like I've established myself as a music maker in my own right. "

" One person might perceive me as godlike, and the next might think I'm a northern thug. I don't think I've done myself any favours... but I swear I've not had a proper fight since I was 14. "

" Hell is being stuck in a lift with Elton John and the Queen Mother. "

" My biggest fault is that I give people too much credit. Then they let you down. I'm 99.9 per cent perfect - that's how I look at myself and, therefore, everybody else too. "

" I am gentle. I think nearly everyone who makes music is sensitive - I don't care how hard they pretend they are. "

" I liked him, that Jarvis Cocker. I like the fact he was androgynous, he could appeal to everybody. He wasn't just a lad pretending to be a thug. "

" My wife is Mexican, and she's really influenced me: She's got an impressive collection of Mexican music. "

" I'd like to write songs for other people, see things from a different perspective. I'd like to watch things from the dugout instead of the pitch. "

" I'd like to change the world. Eradicate poverty, racism, and sexism... all the usual things. "

" I can't think of anyone who's reformed for art's sake. That's why the Roses will never reform. "

" In March 1977, I taped the single 'Career Opportunities' off Piccadilly Radio, which was the '70s equivalent of downloading, and then the album came out in April 1977. "

" It is a fact that everyone's got a limited run in music - but who's to say how long that run lasts? I used to think that there would be no way I'd still be in music when I was 40. I used to think anyone who was 40 was an old man, and they probably shouldn't be doing it anymore. "

" We started out to finish groups like U2 - that was what it was all about. "

" Everybody is a star. It's true. And if you've got a light, don't let it go out. 'Cos some people sink under. "

" I went into jail with absolutely no respect whatsoever for authority, and I came out with even less. "

" I was really into punk when I was about 14. "

" The Roses should have made it as the biggest band since The Beatles, but we didn't. "

" I thought it would be more interesting to make a musical autobiography than an actual autobiography. "

" I see The Stone Roses in '89 as Technicolor: we were all about joy and possibilities of life. "

" Maybe if you see me begging on the streets, you might find me doing The Stone Roses the next day. "