Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I'm against people downloading music. "

Related Quotes:

" In business, you can have one massive success that earns $50 million overnight, and that's it. You're successful. End of story. But in the music business, you have to keep on doing it. "

" People say I seem very negative about new music - well, if somebody asks me what I think of Keane, I'll tell 'em. I don't like 'em. I'll obviously take it a step too far and grossly insult the keyboard player's mam or summat, but I'm afraid that's just me. "

" Gone are the days when Virgin Records was owned by Richard Branson, a fan of music. Now they're all owned by some guy who bought it off some guy who bought it off some guy who wants a return on his investment. "

" My kids have got to work themselves around my life, not the other way. That's how kids become brats, if you're there staring at them all the time going, 'Are you alright?' "

" I don't like being on television when I'm playing live. I don't even like being on Jools Holland or any of them programs. "

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

" I started off as many fathers do. I enjoyed the good bits, but I was wary of the responsibility. But now I love being a dad. "

" I don't have the genetic make up of a frontman, but I'm learning how to do it. "

" My first instinct when I write songs is not a negative one. It's something positive... Everything I've ever done has some form of hope in it, I think. "

" Rock n' roll to me is all about freedom of thought and to be whatever you want to be. "

" If I can give you any advice, it's this: every hour that you spend sat on the couch doing nothing, put it to good use, because when you have kids, an hour is like a lifetime. "

" I don't live to work; I work to live. "

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

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

" When a lot of musicians change styles, their songwriting suffers because they want to be different. "

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

" I'm a little bit of a control freak when it comes to my music, unfortunately. "

" There's enough music in the world. There are enough rock stars. "

" I've never been asked to do a collaboration. I guess I just don't give off that come-and-get-me vibe. I wouldn't be adverse to doing one with Coldplay or U2 - anyone who sells 50 million albums. "

" You have to make the effort with children. You can't have them thinking that I reckon I'm special, otherwise they'll start thinking they're special. I want them to feel normal for as long as possible because God knows they'll reach an age when they'll be told they're not. "

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

" When you're the cash cow that lays the golden goose egg, people are always going to cheer you on, whatever. "

" You can't be a mod and a rocker. You have to choose sides. "

" Americans are crazy. They have this fascination with throwing their shoes on stage. I've been to a lot of shows in me life, some good and some bad. But I was never moved to take off me shoes and throw it at the lead singer. "

" We're not arrogant, we just believe we're the best band in the world. "

" I absolutely loved being famous. It was all great, up until the point when it wasn't. "

" Making records should be fun. "

" I first came to London when I was 22 and working as a roadie. Having watched the 'News At Ten' all my life, I thought Big Ben was going to be massive, but I was underwhelmed. "

" There's no reason, ever, to be late. Or early. "

" For the record, I Iike Jay-Z. That's my opinion. "