Guy Garvey
There is temptation to place too much importance on those things that you're meant to do, and not on to little everyday happinesses. I think if you do what makes you happy on a daily basis, your days gather into years and you have a happy life. I don't want to think too far ahead. I want to make sure that I enjoy tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day. And we'll see what happens.Collection: Happy Life
Just start scribbling. The first draft is never your last draft. Nothing you write is by accident.Collection: Writing
I usually tell somebody if a song’s for them. I don’t always tell them if it’s about them.Collection: Song
I'm not David Bowie. Who are we kidding? At the end of the day, I'm the same person I've always been. I'm Don Garvey's son from up the road.Collection: Son
As long as people are listening that's all that matters.Collection: Long
I think 'Elbow' were considered successful even before [2008's] Seldom Seen Kid because we were living off the band. We have a great manager who keeps our coffers topped off, and we give ourselves a sensible wage with a view to having three fallow years between records. We always make sure we have enough money to make a record and not be pressured time-wise.Collection: Wise
I remember going foraging for breakfast in St. Louis once. I saw this one girl sitting in front of the venue, and she made this pink T-shirt with a big heart in the middle of it and a misty picture of our guitarist Mark [Potter]. She was so embarrassed when she saw me. And I was trying desperately not to laugh.Collection: Girl
Maybe Radiohead and R.E.M. Even a group like the National - artists who have crossed over without compromising. It's a special thing.Collection: Artist
We [Elbow] have had some luck with media syncs in film and on TV. We'd love to do a soundtrack with a really cool director.Collection: Media
The British press isn't as vicious as it used to be, and these days it's sort of cool to care again. Everyone loves an everyman anthem.Collection: Care
"Open Arms" has a lot of unison singing in it. And it works: Grown men will come to our gigs and cry during that one.Collection: Men