Human beings aren't meant to be solely consumers - eventually, something has to come out. Otherwise, I don't really see what the point of all that consumption is. The idea behind watching things and listening to things is that it stirs something within you, and hopefully that will stimulate you to then create your own thing.
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 CockerI always thought that I might retire from any form of sexuality by the age of 40 and just become a dignified older person.
Jarvis CockerThe things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day of the week.
Jarvis CockerBut I've got ideas. I keep my little notebook, I've always got that with me. Hopefully there's more stuff than nonsense in there.
Jarvis Cocker