Someone suggested the Kaiser Chiefs while we were looking for a band name. We had so many ideas ourselves, at least one of us had said no to every idea except Kaiser Chiefs.

We only came up with the Kaiser Chiefs about a year and a half ago when we scrapped every song we'd ever done. It was a complete change of direction, songs, outlook and everything.

There's not much radio in the UK, really. In America, you're in a car, factory, wherever, and you turn the dial on the radio, and can hear about a million stations. Hardly any in England.

Lulu twirled in front of Jolene, banging into the seat. her eyes sparkled in that I'm-either-going-to-scream-or-fall-asleep-any-second kind of way.

[On being told by a horse show spectator that she looked like Princess Anne:] I think I'm a bit better-looking than she is.

A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenceless!

A runway is like a shrink's couch; stuff just comes out.

I've got around 400 cookbooks.

The best of all is God with us

Our obsession is how we can use technology to reach our big goals, first peace, which will allow us more equality and better education.

Every labourer is worthy of his hire. No country can produce thousands of unpaid whole-time workers.

The girly movie i secretly love is Pippy Longstockings.

It's not some great work of beauty and love to be a rock-and-roll singer.