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" With every song that I write, I compare it to the Beatles. The thing is, they only got there before me. If I'd been born at the same time as John Lennon, I'd have been up there. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" I've never felt like I had anything important to say. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" America is incredibly professional and corporate. "

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

" I'm not technically proficient enough to attempt all kinds of music. "

" 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. "

" 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 know there's bands that might write something that sounds like The Smiths, and they'll go, 'Oh, it sounds like The Smiths, we've got to make it sound not like The Smiths.' "

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

" I like Chris Martin. I think he's a really great songwriter. "

" You don't have to be great to be successful. Look at Phil Collins. "

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

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

" I have 3 kids and a cat and a busy, noisy house. I get more time to relax when I'm working. "

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

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

" 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. "