When forced to pick between truth and legend, print the legend.

This is Manchester, we do things differently here.

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.

Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.

Nothing useless can be truly beautiful.

Every band needs it's own special chemistry. And Bez was a very good chemist.

If you live in Birmingham, then being awake is not necessarily a desirable state.

I'm a minor player in my own life story.

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

Energy, energy? Energy is, is, it's nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion.

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

Piety, then, is that which is dear to the gods, and impiety is that which is not dear to them.

The real beauty of a woman is most clearly seen in the smiles of those who interact with her.

Love has no time constraints.There is no time frame for when a person can fall in love with another, it just happens.It's spontaneous, unpredictable, it's timeless.

Good grooming is integral and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give you time or money.

The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.

Critics like Elvis Costello because critics are like Elvis Costello.

How much more precious is a little humanity than all the rules in the world.

Nothing will ever please me, no matter how excellent or beneficial, if I must retain the knowledge of it to myself. . . . . . No good thing is pleasant to possess, without friends to share it.

I started a grease fire at McDonald's - threw a match in the cook's hair.

Passion is never enough; neither is skill.