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" Music is a thing that changes people's lives. It has the capacity to make young people's lives better. "

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" I can make going to the dry-cleaners last an entire day, and the dry cleaners might be 150 yards from my front door. You might find it hard to believe, but I am bone-idle lazy. "

" If everyone in the music business were brutally honest about what their intentions were then you could sort things out, but it's all smoke and mirrors. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I remember the '70s constantly being winter in Manchester and the Irish community in Manchester closing ranks because of the IRA bombings in Birmingham and Manchester, and you know the bin-workers' strike, all wrapped up in it... They were violent times. Violence at home and violence at football matches. "

" You can't put a load of rockstars up on a stage and expect to wipe out global poverty. That's ludicrous. "

" 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. "

" Producers like to record all the drums first, then they do the bass, then all the guitars, so you're constantly moving from one song to another. "

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

" I'm not interested in making money. It's just that with my talent, I'm cursed with it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You'll find people who rib you about their age are petrified about getting old. It doesn't bother me. "

" Twenty years from now, will we listen to Lady Gaga? No. She might think she is making a stand for the freaks and the weirdos. But they're not going to have any decent music to play, are they? "

" American sports are quite masculine. And football - although it's still played by men all over the world - football compared to American football is quite feminine in its artistry. And there's no padding. It's America's loss, though. "

" You've got to be strong enough for love. It's very easy to be cool and cynical. It's very difficult to just let yourself go and be in love. You've got to be strong enough for that. "

" These fledgling democracies in the Middle East, they're actually fighting for their freedom. And what are they rioting for in England? Leisurewear. "

" I've always been into guitars... we want to put keyboards on, but keyboard players don't look cool onstage, they just keep their heads down. There has never been a cool keyboard player, apart from Elton John. "

" It's a sad state when more people retweet than buy records. "

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

" I'm against people downloading music. "

" Even in the nineties, when it was mad and there were photographers all around the house, it never occurred to me to send someone else out to get cigarettes. It took me five minutes - went for a walk, gave a wave, went back inside. "

" I love the Bee Gees, but only the pre-disco stuff. From '64 to '69, I've got all their albums. "

" What's problematic about playing stadiums and driving around in private jets and drinking champagne at 8 o'clock in the morning? What's wrong with that? I haven't got a problem with that. I can't fathom why people would. "

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

" America is incredibly professional and corporate. "

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

" Chart positions are for people with manbags who get to work at 11 A.M. because they've been at a digital meeting. "

" 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. "