I respect the Stones but their songs are a pile of crap. As for U2, they don’t say a lot or seem like normal persons.

I'll never have a stylist.

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

I love the Beatles. What more can I say? I'm not gonna lie to you. I love 'em. They make me happy. And I think they were the best, and still are.

New York is my favorite city in the world.

That's what you join a band for, is to make music. Not to sit around and have five years off. We're not getting any younger.

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