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

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" When the ravens leave the Tower, England shall fall, they say. We want to be there shooting the ravens. "

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" I'm solo, and I love being solo. I believe I went through the Roses so I could become a solo music-maker. That's what I believe. "

" I went to a friend's 40th in Manchester, and there was a karaoke machine, and no one was having a go. My mate said, 'No one's singing because you're in the room.' I said, 'Who am I, Frank Sinatra?' They made me sing flipping 'My Star' to a backing track that sounded like '80s Roxy Music. It was pretty embarrassing, but I did it. "

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