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I love my cracked eyes.
Rock n' roll is like a religion.
I want to entertain and inspire.
The mainstream consumed our culture.
I am a family man, and I have children.
We're the most talented musical island ever.
I've got kids now; it changes you radically.
There's lots of people I'd love to work with.
I've got a letter from the Dalai Lama at home.
I've never written a 'Revolver' or a 'Pet Sounds.'
I'm a strong person, but every man has his limits.
I don't believe in a new-age movement; I'm not a hippy.
I think I've learned a lot on the vocal side of things.
I have never had a bad review off a good-looking person.
People do get out of my way when I'm walking to the shops.
As a musician, I don't wanna put out political soundbites.
I'm not one of those freaks who can't see anything past 1977.
I probably suffered from a narcissistic disorder in some way.
Eyes open wide, looking at the heavens with a tear in my eye.
Glasgow Barrowlands is the greatest concert venue in the world.
I wouldn't trade what Coldplay have achieved for any of my songs.
What do people really believe in any more apart from sport and music?
80% of everything I've experienced since the Verve has been depressing.
Some people have a God because they need faith, and that's fair enough.
Don't expect me to be some indie schmindie embarrassed about my success.
I'd definitely say I'm a depressive, someone who suffers from depression.
I don't think I have enough German blood in me to get into the royal family.
The music industry wants safe rock stars, people who are totally homogenised.
The greatest footballers take the sport into the world of art, of performance.
You look at the Blur comeback, it was so smooth - so smooth - compared to The Verve.
It doesn't matter how fashion or politics changes; you'll never change a classic song.
Of course, fatherhood fundamentally changes a lot of your life, but it enriches you, too.
Other kids would be playing with their Action Man, and I was questioning life and society.
Sometimes, you're before your time with ideas, and you have to accept that you can't know.
Pop music might seem banal and simple to some people, but it's what it expresses that counts.
I'm intrigued by all that, by religions, I'm intrigued by Jesus Christ. It's all fascinating.
I strongly disagree that you can't have a happy family life and a child as well as rock n' roll.
If you really, truly believe in something, you're on fire, and your tongue rolls at the same pace.
When you go onstage, the process of getting you from the dressing room to the stage is all about ego.
'Bitter Sweet Symphony' is one of the biggest hip-hop records of all time once you actually analyse it.
Life is about unforgettable and transcendent moments, isn't it? The point of music is to get the moment.
I am so lucky that I have been part of and written songs that will always resonate no matter how old they get.
I've had tons of incredible conversations with people who say they got married or buried relatives to my songs.
There's always one character, I think, in every town who's the obsessive who steals money to go and buy records.
The most sacred thing you can get is time. That's all people want on their death bed; that's what it's all about.
You have to build yourself up a bit. You have to believe in yourself, because not that many other people will, you know?
I'm not driven by fame or success. I'm quite a shy, introverted person, and I could easily melt away into the background.
'Bitter Sweet Symphony' is one of the greatest pieces of modern art created by anyone. I'm not blowing my own trumpet here.
What happened in the '70s was albums and concerts began making a hell of a lot more money, and then the suits got involved.
I don't ever want to get to the point where I don't think about death! You've got to swim in it, learn from it - embrace it!