I'm not like John Lennon, who thought he was the great Almighty. I just think I'm John Lennon.

Not everyone can say, 'I'm going to write a classic today.' If that was the case, we'd all be doing it.

I am a tender, beautiful and loving guy that happens to slap a photographer now and then because they get in my way.

Being a lad is what I'm about. I can tell you who isn't a lad - anyone from Blur.

She can't even chew gum and walk in a straight line, let alone write a book.

I definitely prefer to be in a band. There's too many solo people, and bands are suffering. There's too many great bands that have split up because somebody's got an ego, and then he goes solo.

There's no rules. Show me the rule book.