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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've grown to love California: It's the dream of every English musician to come here and work in the sunshine. To walk up Sunset Boulevard, knowing you're going to make music - that's it. "

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

" Frontmen come alive when they come onstage. "

" There's not enough good things in the world. "

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

" Every song that I play I wrote by myself. "

" Anything that's of any use, famous people get hold of it and take it for themselves and it gets a bad rap. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" America is incredibly professional and corporate. "

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

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

" Rock stardom will die because nobody will make enough money any more to be rock stars. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I'm doing music and I'm on the road, I love it. But once I'm home, it's very difficult to go back out on the road. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" There's nothing good on the news. You're not telling me CNN is all cats in trees, are you? Nothing can be that good if Piers Morgan is in it, you know what I mean? "

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