You know, being in a rock band, you can't overdo the costume changes too much because everyone thinks, oh, that's not a real rock band. Look how many times he changes costumes. That's not rock. Rock's about going on in a T-shirt and staying in it and getting it all dirty. But that's not really my approach.

The Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has just published the story of her life. I confess that it is not in my reading table.

My mother has always been unhappy with what I do. She would rather I do something nicer, like be a bricklayer.

Any performer is one person privately and then he's another person when he steps on the stage.

When you write songs, you have to like them yourself first, but then you have to make everyone else like them, because you can force them to play it, but you can't force them to like it.

People are so brainwashed by the rules that they don't know what really matters.

I am pleased the Ministry of Culture is protecting the morals of expatriate bankers and their girlfriends.