You can't put a load of rockstars up on a stage and expect to wipe out global poverty. That's ludicrous.

There's no new direction. It's not more poppy or more rocky. They're just rock'n'roll tunes. I'll never change the music I write.

I remember the 70s constantly being winter in Manchester and the Irish community in Manchester closing ranks because of the IRA bombings in Birmingham and Manchester, and you know the bin-workers' strike, all wrapped up in it... They were violent times. Violence at home and violence at football matches.

Is it worth the aggravation to find yourself a job when there's nothing worth working for?

I'm a massive fan of the Stones, and I don't think anybody should deny them the right to carry on making music. I just wish they wouldn't wear leggings.

Oasis can't be summed up in one word. I could do a sentence: Boys from council estate made it very, very big.

Music is a thing that changes people's lives. It has the capacity to make young people's lives better.