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" I don't think there's any such thing as rock n' roll anymore - it's an amalgamation of business interests. "

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" Records were vitally important to the development of music and of all music cultures. With that being pushed by the wayside, I can't see an iPod uniting us. In fact it separates us, the streets are full of people bumping into lamp posts, listening to their own little universe, and there's no sharing in that. "

" If you give me the chance, I'll destroy America for you. "

" As a young concert-going person, I was never enamoured with celebrities who would walk out to feature in certain songs and then walk off. "

" I'm in England so often I haven't really left, but Americans aren't at all like they're misrepresented through their politicians. "

" I love American ski resorts because they're open to everyone, are not incredibly expensive. They're not snobby and you can have fun all day long on the most excellent mountains. "

" For me, the best rock is not what you play - it's what you're not playing. "

" I'm sort of of the belief that people kill themselves from the inside out. When they're unhappy with what they're doing, or not achieving things - when your focus is off-kilter. The thing that keeps me ticking is my values. And I maintain them, because they're worthy. I like to wake up and feel I've done no wrong. I like that feeling. "

" Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises. "

" Words cannot express quite a lot of feelings, whereas a noise or tone or drone or sound, an accordion falling down a staircase, can somehow capture an emotion much better. "

" Every single lyric I've ever written I meant. "

" Music can describe emotions far more accurately than words ever can. As soon as I realised that, I knew music was where I wanted to be. "

" The joy of life is in the work. "

" Books are like my one and only joy. "

" It's nice to be irritated. It's a very joyous thing. "

" I like crazy people, especially those who don't see the risk. "

" If you have something to say then you want someone to pay attention or at least to have the opportunity for them to tell you to shut up and go away. "

" Britain's an island; it's always had a constant ebb and flow of immigration - it makes it a better place. "

" I had an Irish Catholic education. Horrible nuns, vindictive and cruel. "

" My biggest fear is mindlessly and stupidly repeating myself. "

" I love being alive so much. When you come out of comas in your childhood, every moment awake is a joyous occasion. "

" I think national pride leads to nothing but wars and hate. "

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" Freedom isn't to do what you want at somebody else's expense. "

" When you grew up like me and my four brothers, you end up feeling somewhat inadequate, like somehow you don't count. I was very ill as a child and in and out of hospital. That sort of alienates you, and in my songs I put that to good use. "

" The so-called alleged 'art' of the video - well, the video has killed the radio star, but the video star killed the live musician, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. "

" Gossip is a very dangerous tool. We should be more wary of the gossiper, and not the gossip they're trying to relay to you. "