I don't think people should abuse the fact that they are in showbiz. You still have to be human. I think that's the point. Showbiz is about showing human things - just amplified, that's all. And when it gets too much into, "Hey, we're part of the showbiz club and we can do what we want," it turns me off and I hate it.
Jarvis CockerIt's funny how you can intensely investigate one very particular thing, and then it can lead you to other things through links and stuff like that. It's like you're going on this selective, very precise detour. But then it is strange because with it being so quick, there must be a difference.
Jarvis CockerItโs interesting that most gadgets are called โiPhoneโ and โiPod,โ with that โiโ prefix, which is ego. But most creativity is not ego-led โ a lot of it comes from the unconscious. So if youโre always checking your email or updating your Instagram profile, youโre not just looking out the window, daydreaming. Youโve got to let the subconscious in โ thatโs my main message to the world.
Jarvis CockerI speak onstage to try to establish some method of communication. The songs are supposed to be a way of communicating. But speech and drinks and sometimes chocolates are also a way of communicating.
Jarvis CockerPart of why I started a band was due to feelings of shyness and social ineptitude. I saw it as some way of being able to interact with people from a safe distance.
Jarvis Cocker