I've always known I'm incredibly special. All my life. You know? It's not a big deal.

In the Sixties people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, people take Prozac to make it normal.

I was approached by Oxfam to go to Mali as their ambassador and get involved in their various initiatives out there. But I felt that was missing the point of using me, a musician

Music is something that should speak for itself, straight from the heart. It took me a long time to understand that.

Being in Blur has allowed me to travel and hear the music that's being made all over the world.

Change terrifies people. They like new, but they don't like new with change.

Oasis were like the bullies I had to put up with at school.

And there are no stars and that you're never really sure who's doing what and what voice is what and, you know what I mean? It's supposed to be quite elusive

There's need to be some sort of disturbance in your psyche for creativity to be sparked.

Every time I go to Africa, I see the future. I see what the Western world is going to become. It's a very futuristic place.

As a musician usually music is your way out.

The differences between women are all cosmetic.

Time will come that all that we love, we will eventually lose, and all that we hate we will eventually face.

...she was betting on the fact that people were basically good, despite all the Evil in the world.

Of course, if 40% of women need oxytocin to progress normally, then something is wrong with the definition of normal.

I think one's art goes as far and as deep as one's love goes.

Me too, I make do, I anoint what cannot be fixed.

Have you seen them?" he asked. Arrow looked at him disinterestedly. Will frowned. Not talking, eh?" he said. "Maybe you're a little hoarse." He cackled breifly at his own wit.

When I was younger, I didn't even know how to walk. I was so self-conscious.

I think you get so wrapped up in the book you're currently writing, it's hard to think about anything else. But I know as soon as I'm done with this book, I'll move on to something else.

I guess the GOP may be more desperate than I thought to call somebody like me.