Some might say that sunshine follows thunderGo and tell it to the man who cannot shineSome might say that we should never ponderOn our thoughts today cos they will sway over timeSome might say they don't believe in heaven Go and tell it to the man who lives in hellSome might say you get what you've been givenIf you don't get yours I won't get mine as well

We like annoying people. It's a Manchester thing. It's a trait. We just like pissing people off.

The scumbags are taking over the streets. I don't know what David Cameron and Gordon Brown are going to do about it. It all goes back to the Thatcher (Margaret Thatcher) years. It sounds like a cliché but that's when the rot set in.

Next year I hope to get a stalker or two because I don't believe you've arrived until you get a stalker.

Phil Collins sold five times as many records as I did. Does that make him nearly as influential as I am? Nope.

America is a really delicate flower that needs a lot of attention.

As I get older, I don't aggressively pursue songs. All the great ones just appear.