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

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

The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie

Trying to write music that's sensitive to 400 years ago takes a bit of madness, as it's such a long stretch of time.

If you don't see something as a career but as an important part of your life, you don't know how you're going to feel about it.

I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics

The whole period has taught me that I enjoy being part of an ensemble rather than just a front man. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy that too, but I get more enjoyment out of really listening to everyone.