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" I'm a happy-go-lucky character. I'm not that miserable. But I can never let anyone into my world. "

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" We shouldn't need riot police at schools. "

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" I've got my own style on the guitar, sure, and I play rhythm in a certain way, and I use certain inflections. People have said that to me, and I understand it. "

" I don't much like 'Wonderwall,' but the effect that song has on people, I can't deny it. "

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" The charts are only relevant when you're top of them! "

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" Women have nine months more experience than you do - nine months to prepare for being a parent. "

" As I get older, I don't aggressively pursue songs. All the great ones just appear. "

" Under Thatcher, who ruled us with an iron rod, great art was made. Amazing designers and musicians. Acid house was born. Very colourful and progressive. "

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" Oasis were the last great, traditional rock-n'-roll band. We came along before the Internet so, if you wanted to see us, you had to be there. It makes me feel like a righteous old man. "

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" Great music is in the ear of the beholder. "

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" Tony Blair is a brilliant politician. Unfortunately, his legacy is entwined with George W. Bush because of Iraq. "

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