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English - Musician Born: February 20, 1963

One person might perceive me as godlike, and the next might think I'm a northern thug. I don't think I've done myself any favours... but I swear I've not had a proper fight since I was 14.

Myself Me Fight Think

We wrote 'Stellify' for Rihanna, but as we got to the end of writing it, I thought, 'You know what? I'm gonna keep this for myself. We'll give her another one.' She'd have probably sung it better, but it is too good for me not to do it.

Myself Good Me You

I've not thought about the Stone Roses since we quit. How many LPs do I have to make to stop people talking about it?

People Stop Stone Thought

With the Stone Roses, I always thought we'd be successful because we had some great songs.

Great Stone Thought Always

I always loved Oasis because when they came out, they did express that they loved us, and they saw that we did it, and they thought they could do it, too.

Loved Thought Always Us

I actually was able to give up shopping in February '99.

Shopping Give February Up

One thing I've always loved and rated me dad for is that, because of him, I've never seen the Queen's Christmas speech.

Christmas Me Queen Dad

By 1993, the Stone Roses had become this huge, beautiful cruise ship just floating about in the middle of nowhere with no captain.

Beautiful Ship Stone Roses

We're the most important group in the world.

World Important Group Most

Even on songs we've got that are about a girl, there's always something there that's a call to insurrection.

Girl Always Something About

We feel we're the only British group worth exporting since the Sex Pistols, definitely.

Sex Feel Group Worth

I never wanted to be a pop singer, but I always watched pop programs and knew I could do better than the people I was seeing.

People Better Never Always

I like the fact that a group can become successful, and by way of what you are, you can show up all the other people who are around you.

You People Way Group

We believe that anyone can do anything, and everyone's a star. And that's evident from the shows we do. It just feels like a whole bunch of people in a room celebrating something - maybe just being alive.

People Believe Alive Like

With the Roses, I knew we were great; I felt that we would achieve something. On my own, I had no idea.

Great My Own Achieve Own

I wrote a lot of lyrics in prison, but they'd all be like, 'Crawls upon the shoulders, hatred in the eyes.' I wrote about 50 songs in there that were all about jail. I've come out and thought, 'I've only served eight weeks; I can't really write a concept album about jail.'

Eyes Prison Thought Hatred

If I was in the gutter, and my kids lived on the kerb, I'd go and get a job in B&Q before I'd reform the Roses. I gave everything I had to the Stone Roses and ended up hitting a brick wall. I'm never going to give anyone a foothold on that wall again.

Job Never Go Stone

Since we were kids, we grow up believing that astronauts are heroes - that to go up in a rocket is a heroic thing. These guys are bigger than movie stars. To me, it's... all a well-dressed-up lie, basically. There's billions spent on rockets up there, and there's millions starving down here. It don't make sense to me.

Me Stars Lie Grow

I feel like the Roses were a great group, but I never wanted to try to do it again. I knew I couldn't get a band that would compare to the Roses, that would have an impact like the Roses.

Great Feel Never Group

I've got six solo albums. I've been round the world three times. I don't even think about the Roses.

World Think Three Roses

I went into jail with absolutely no respect whatsoever for authority, and I came out with even less.

Respect Jail Authority No Respect

England's a small nation, and the pop music industry is built on fashion.

Music Fashion Nation Small

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