“There's nothing more boring than a rock'n'roll star. Someone who has been on the road for 10 years, expecting attention wherever he goes, drinking himself stupid, who is obnoxious, incoherent, uncreative, and has a massive ego. There's nothing more pointless.”

“There's the beautiful people and then there's the rest of us.”

“Are you such a dreamer To put the world to rights?I'll stay home forever Where two and two always makes a fiveI'll lay down the tracksSandbag and hideJanuary has April's showersAnd two and two always makes a fiveIt's the devil's way nowThere is no way outYou can SCREAM and you can shoutIt is too late nowBecause...You have not beenPayin' attention!Payin' attention!Payin' attention!Payin' attention!You have not been paying attention!”

“you have not been / paying attention”

“I tell you what's really ridiculous--going into a bookstore and there's all these books about yourself. In a way, it feels like you're already dead.”

“Sex is more than an act of pleasure, it’s the ability to be able to feel so close to a person, so connected, so comfortable that it’s almost breathtaking to the point you feel you can’t take it. And at this moment you’re a part of them.”

“And if the world does turn, and if London burns, I'll be standing on the beach with my guitar. I want to be in a band, when I get to Heaven. Anyone can play guitar, and they won't be a nothing anymore...”