American sports are quite masculine. And football - although it's still played by men all over the world - football compared to American football is quite feminine in its artistry. And there's no padding. It's America's loss, though.
If everyone in the music business were brutally honest about what their intentions were then you could sort things out, but it's all smoke and mirrors.
Tony Blair is a brilliant politician. Unfortunately, his legacy is entwined with George W. Bush because of Iraq.
I started off as many fathers do. I enjoyed the good bits, but I was wary of the responsibility. But now I love being a dad.
Progression is going forwards. Going backwards is regression. Going sideways is just gression.Collection: Regression
You gotta say what you say, Don't let anybody get in your way...Collection: Way
You're asking if I'm happy? I've got 87 million in the bank, I've got a Rolls Royce, I've got 3 stalkers, I'm about to go on the board at Manchester City, I'm part of the greatest band in the world. Am I happy with that? No, I'm not! I want more!Collection: Cities
I just think Radiohead are f-in' miserable bastards.Collection: Thinking
Those who don't say what they mean will live and die by their own sword.Collection: Mean
I have to be myself, I can't be no one else.Collection: I Can
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.Collection: Play
Some might say they don't believe in heaven Go and tell it to the man who lives in hell.Collection: Believe
Do you ever look at the sky and think, I'm glad I'm alive? After I heard System of a Down, I thought, I'm actually alive to hear the shittiest band of all time. Which is quite something when you think about it. Of all the bands that have gone before and all the bands that'll be in the future, I was around when the worst was around.Collection: Thinking
Thank you for the sun, The one that shines on everyone, Who feels love...Collection: Shine On
I'm embarrassed when I see Brits abroad; they have their tops off, wear flip flops, and shout at the top of their voices.Collection: Voice
I'm a great songwriter, but I'm not the most talented musician.Collection: Oasis
When we started off, we wanted the girls, the cocaine, the fur coats. It wasn't like it was an act; it was almost like working-class people winning the pools. We went bananas.Collection: Girl
We need each other, We believe in one another, And I know we're gonna uncover, What's sleepin' in our soul...Collection: Believe
It's not about being upset about the things you might have said or done yesterday, which is quite appropriate at the moment. It's about looking forward rather than looking back. I hate people who look back on the past or talk about what might have been.Collection: Hate
The thing about Manchester is...it all comes from hereCollection: Cities
We were able to provide housing to all who need it. We've had incredibly generous offers from alumni for housing.Collection: Able
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.Collection: Say Anything
I remember the 70s constantly being winter in Manchester and the Irish community in Manchester closing ranks because of the IRA bombings in Birmingham and Manchester, and you know the bin-workers' strike, all wrapped up in it... They were violent times. Violence at home and violence at football matches.Collection: Football
Is it any wonder why Princes & Kings, Are clowns that caper in their sawdust rings, When ordinary people who are like you and me, Are the builders of their destiny...Collection: Kings
America is a really delicate flower that needs a lot of attention.Collection: Flower
I hate that Alex [James] and Damon [Albarn]. I hope they catch AIDS and die.Collection: Hate
Drugs is like getting up and having a cup of tea in the morning.Collection: Music
There's no new direction. It's not more poppy or more rocky. They're just rock'n'roll tunes. I'll never change the music I write.Collection: Writing
I do all the work so it's only right that I should get the most money. Plus I am the most handsome.Collection: Music
There is a limited supply of excellent songs, but I am not the only one. Paul McCartney, one of the best songwriters of all time, has only produced manure for the past 25 years. Rock musicians over 30 only produce unimportant material.Collection: Song
We live a dying dream, If you know what I mean...Collection: Dream
College football today is one of the last great strongholds of genuine old-fashioned American hypocrisy.Collection: Football
Take the time to make some sense for what you wanna say, And cast your words away upon the waves. Sail them home with acquiesce on a ship of hope today, And as they land upon the shore, Tell them not to fear no more. I'm not saying right is wrong, It's up to us to make the best of all the things that come our way. Cos' everything that's been has past, The answers in the looking glass. There's four and twenty million doors On life's endless corridor, So say it loud and sing it proud today.Collection: Home
I like being famous. It can be a bit of a pain but you get free food in restaurants and people send you clothes.Collection: Pain
I'm not sure about this Live 8 thing. Correct me if I am wrong, but are they hoping that one of these guys from the G8 is on a quick 15-minute break at Gleneagles and sees Annie Lennox singing "Sweet Dreams" and thinks: "F... me, she might have a point there, you know." It's not going to f... happen, is it? Keane doing "Somewhere Only We Know" and some Japanese businessman going: "Aw, look at him...we should really f... drop that debt, you know." It's not going to happen, is it?Collection: Dream
Just because you sell lots of records it doesn't mean to say you're any good. Look at Phil Collins.Collection: Mean
We like annoying people. It's a Manchester thing. It's a trait. We just like pissing people off.Collection: People
I envy drummers. It must be the ultimate to sing and play drums at the same time. Phil Collins, no wonder he's so f... happy.Collection: Play
The thing about us is we're honest. If we're asked whether we take drugs, we say yes. I was brought up by my mom not to be a liar.Collection: Mom
Maybe the songs that we sing are wrong, Maybe the dreams that we dream are gone, So bring it on home and it won't be long, It's getting better man!Collection: Dream
It took me to about maybe 16, 17 or 18 or something to realise I was absolutely useless at everything else except for playing guitar and writing wordsCollection: Writing
Paul McCartney, one of the best songwriters of all time, has only produced manure for the past 25 years.Collection: Past
If I ever get to go to the moon, I'll probably just stand on the moon and go 'Hmmm, yeah...fair enough...gotta go home now.'Collection: Home