I can't be bothered anymore about giving songs titles.

Each individual has their own opinions about whether war is an answer to any problems. Personally I think it's a waste of time, but I think more importantly, that it's is an issue that we haven't had any say in. That's why I feel so strongly about it. I don't feel like we've really been given any choice in this matter. I think if you had a referendum tomorrow, Tony Blair would have no choice but to call off the war.

No, every album is something like a snapshot. It only shows one moment in time. It shows what we feel and think right at that point in time, nothing more and nothing less

Oasis were like the bullies I had to put up with at school.

Being in Blur has allowed me to travel and hear the music that's being made all over the world.

Every time I go to Africa, I see the future. I see what the Western world is going to become. It's a very futuristic place.

I was approached by Oxfam to go to Mali as their ambassador and get involved in their various initiatives out there. But I felt that was missing the point of using me, a musician