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

To be quite honest, John Lennon had questionable politics. There was a flip side. He was all peace and love, but he was a very violent character.

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

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

I don't have the genetic make-up of a frontman, but I'm learning how to do it.

Traditionally speaking, the three biggest twats in any band are the singer, the keyboardist and the drummer. I don't need to say anything else.

I don't much like 'Wonderwall,' but the effect that song has on people, I can't deny it.