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" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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.' "

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

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

" I've never understood musicians who don't enjoy doing promotional interviews. I just can't believe it. I always think, 'Your life must have been so brilliant before you were in a band.' "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 do think my old fella wasn't much of a... I don't remember him ever being a 'dad' dad. He was too busy working. It was a hard life, man. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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? "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I go into Daunt Books in Marylebone every couple of weeks. My wife Sara demolishes books, but I only buy stuff occasionally. I like boys' things, spies and the Cold War. "

" 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. "

" 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. "