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" Oasis can't be summed up in one word. I could do a sentence: Boys from council estate made it very, very big. "

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

" I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when rap was inspirational. Public Enemy were awesome. But it's all about status and bling now, and it doesn't say anything to me. "

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

" You can't afford to think about what might have been. You just be aware of what is. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" To be quite honest, John Lennon had questionable politics. There was a flip side. He was all peace and love, but he was a very violent character. "

" 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. "

" My wife would say I'm not romantic at all, but I would say that I'm the ultimate romancer because I write about... life being brilliant. "

" You've just got to trust your instincts and realize that you can't please all the people all the time. You've got to please yourself ultimately in the end. "

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

" 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?' "

" 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. "

" Fame is something that is bestowed upon you because of success. Success is something you have to chase. "

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

" America is incredibly professional and corporate. "

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

" Kids and family life are only as good as your wife, and she's amazing. "

" 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. "

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

" When I was 16 I'd watch 'The Godfather,' but I didn't think, 'Right, I'm going to go down the barber's and get some protection money off him.' "

" 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 don't fall into the category of tortured artist. But it's not made me more or less anything. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 against people downloading music. "

" I love the NFL. I don't have a team per se, but I'm into it. "

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

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