I was walking along and this chair came flying past me, and another, and another, and I thought, man, is this gonna be a good night.

It's about the music and that's it. I'm not an entertainer. But I do entertain people, see what I mean?

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

I find words really hard.

I'm not going around touring the U.S. when I've got nowhere to live.

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

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