Kids and family life are only as good as your wife, and she’s amazing.
Drugs is like getting up and having a cup of tea in the morning.
Even in the nineties, when it was mad and there were photographers all around the house, it never occurred to me to send someone else out to get cigarettes. It took me five minutes – went for a walk, gave a wave, went back inside.
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.
Rock stardom will die because nobody will make enough money any more to be rock stars.
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.
As I get older, I don’t aggressively pursue songs. All the great ones just appear.
You have to make the effort with children. You can’t have them thinking that I reckon I’m special, otherwise they’ll start thinking they’re special. I want them to feel normal for as long as possible because God knows they’ll reach an age when they’ll be told they’re not.
America is incredibly professional and corporate.
I’m equal part genius, equal part buffoon.
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!
I did drugs for 18 years and I never got that bad as to say, ‘You know what? I think the Kaiser Chiefs are brilliant.’
If I can give you any advice, it’s this: every hour that you spend sat on the couch doing nothing, put it to good use, because when you have kids, an hour is like a lifetime.
I don’t much like ‘Wonderwall,’ but the effect that song has on people, I can’t deny it.
Oasis were the last great, traditional rock ‘n’ roll band. We came along before the Internet so, if you wanted to see us, you had to be there. It makes me feel like a righteous old man.
I have 3 kids and a cat and a busy, noisy house. I get more time to relax when I’m working.
You’ve got to be strong enough for love. It’s very easy to be cool and cynical. It’s very difficult to just let yourself go and be in love. You’ve got to be strong enough for that.
I love the Bee Gees, but only the pre-disco stuff. From ’64 to ’69, I’ve got all their albums.
We shouldn’t need riot police at schools.
Producers like to record all the drums first, then they do the bass, then all the guitars, so you’re constantly moving from one song to another.