I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old.

I’ll just say one word: Icarus. If you get it, great. If you don’t, that’s fine too. But you should probably read more.

I am not a piece of hash. I'm in charge of Factory Records. I think.

Nothing useless can be truly beautiful.

There is no celebrity quite as powerful as the local, homegrown celebrity.

That came from my mother. She was the biggest influence on my life. I remember once refusing to get on a bus with her because she was wearing a mink, and I thought we should be taking a taxi. She just said, 'Who cares what people think?' and I remember sitting on that bus, being utterly embarrassed, but knowing somehow that she was totally correct.

I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old.