None of us went to university, none of us went to college, none of us played in a different band before, none of us done anything. We were the last great band to come out of nowhere, on an indie label. We've sold 50 million records. That's still the benchmark. Until someone does what we've done, I'll always consider myself the last big songwriter

I don't like John Terry and I never have. He's got funny eyes and he's a cry baby. He's also a Cockney.

Progression is going forwards. Going backwards is regression. Going sideways is just gression.

Drugs is like getting up and having a cup of tea in the morning.

No matter how much you sit there twiddling, going, 'We're all doomed', at the end of the day people will always want to hear you play Creep. Get over it.

I've never understood musicians who don't enjoy doing promotional interviews. I just can't believe it. I always think, 'Your life must have been so brilliant before you were in a band.'

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