Oasis Quotes
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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.
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Great music is in the ear of the beholder.
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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.
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I've grown to love California: It's the dream of every English musician to come here and work in the sunshine. To walk up Sunset Boulevard, knowing you're going to make music - that's it.
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The fate of the African continent does not f-ing depend on a load of f-ing musicians in Hyde Park singing f-ing s-t songs to kids.
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Discipline? I don't know the meaning of the word.
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When a lot of musicians change styles, their songwriting suffers because they want to be different.
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Once the music gets in you, it doesn't leave you.
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I'm a little bit of a control freak when it comes to my music, unfortunately.
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College football today is one of the last great strongholds of genuine old-fashioned American hypocrisy.
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I don't like jeans with holes in 'em. I like 'em faded.
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I love the Beatles. What more can I say? I'm not gonna lie to you. I love 'em. They make me happy. And I think they were the best, and still are.
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Americans are crazy. They have this fascination with throwing their shoes on stage. I've been to a lot of shows in me life, some good and some bad. But I was never moved to take off me shoes and throw it at the lead singer.
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Kylie Minogue is just a demonic little idiot as far as I'm concerned. She gets cool dance producers to work with her for some bizarre reason, I don't know why. She doesn't even have a good name. It's a stupid name, Kylie, I just don't get it.
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You can't put a load of rockstars up on a stage and expect to wipe out global poverty. That's ludicrous.
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There are periods where you think, "What am I doing?" or "What am I doing it for?"; that's a more scary question. "I've made s---loads of money, I've left my mark in music, why am I still doing this?," and it takes a while to answer that question.
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These fledgling democracies in the Middle East, they're actually fighting for their freedom. And what are they rioting for in England? Leisurewear.
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It's the first time I'm going to be on my own this Christmas and I'm really looking forward to not having any cards or decorations up. So I'll be in London, sit on my couch, arms folded, curtains drawn, having a drink.
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Thank you for the sun, The one that shines on everyone, Who feels love...
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I am a tender, beautiful and loving guy that happens to slap a photographer now and then because they get in my way.
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It's nice to do nice things, innit? I'm a nice person, deep down, I do nice things all the time.
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That's what you join a band for, is to make music. Not to sit around and have five years off. We're not getting any younger.
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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.
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It's not about being upset about the things you might have said or done yesterday, which is quite appropriate at the moment. It's about looking forward rather than looking back. I hate people who look back on the past or talk about what might have been.