Depression is something that doesn’t just go away. It’s just… there and you deal with it. It’s like… malaria or something.
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All that matters is getting the songs played well, trying to get them to sound as close to the record live, which isn’t easy, because my music is quite complicated to play.
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Let’s just say that back in the old days, sex was available every two feet. But I never made love to anybody that did not want me to.
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The touring was crazy, it was a lot of work. But I enjoyed it.
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I’ve been told I sold 110m albums and singles. If that’s the case, I should’ve come here in a space rocket.
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Prison’s a walk in the park compared with being sectioned, mate, it really is.
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Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It’s the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.
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Antidepressants are very good, but it’s a clinical cosh, really. Sometimes you have to be knocked out, just to stop; when you’re in that state all you want to do is just sleep, and rest your body and your brain.
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I really knew I wanted to be Adam, because Adam was the first man. Ant I chose because, if there’s a nuclear explosion, the ants will survive.
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It’s good to play 100 per cent live – no tricks, no samples, no messing about.
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There is always room at the top, don’t let them tell you there is not.
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I’m blind without my glasses.
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I have loved eight women in my life. I remember every woman’s face.
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I just think, certainly for live music it should look as good as it sounds.
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I like being infamous. I think it is safe being a cult.
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I could be religious, if they sang the hymns to disco.
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I didn’t lose my virginity until I was 18 The first time was a nightmare. Who shows you how to use a condom?
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Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It’s a product of stress and in my case over-work.
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Men look like pandas when they try and put make-up on.
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I’ve learned to really just say no. If I don’t want to do something, I won’t do it. There’s nothing that can make me do anything.
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People weren’t buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour at the wrong time. It destroyed me.
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I just became a vegetable for three months. I couldn’t talk to people. I was very ill and that was part of the reason I left college.
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When I was sectioned for six months, that was one of the worst experiences of my life, not being able to go out and have freedom. Having experienced it, it’s almost inexplicably awful.
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I feel very grateful to be alive and well enough to make music.
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Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I’ve always played live.
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I wanted to make good records. But my problem is I’ve got a low boredom threshold, so I wanted it to look and sound different with each album, which is really tantamount to suicide
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I think what’s going on with gorillas is pretty bad. The fact is that you can buy gorilla meat in London any day you want it.
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