Oasis Quotes
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I'm a little bit of a control freak when it comes to my music, unfortunately.
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It gets better and better being me.
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Take the time to make some sense for what you wanna say, And cast your words away upon the waves. Sail them home with acquiesce on a ship of hope today, And as they land upon the shore, Tell them not to fear no more. I'm not saying right is wrong, It's up to us to make the best of all the things that come our way. Cos' everything that's been has past, The answers in the looking glass. There's four and twenty million doors On life's endless corridor, So say it loud and sing it proud today.
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When we started out we got a lot of positive press around the single 'Step Into My World', and a lot of Radio play. The single did really well, so we were in the spotlight straight away. I obviously had my history with Ride, but I didn't want to talk about that, so all the interviews centred around how I'd had these auditions and found the band members that way. I think people felt like that was not 'for real' enough or something.
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I'm embarrassed when I see Brits abroad; they have their tops off, wear flip flops, and shout at the top of their voices.
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Look. I was a superhero in the '90s. I said so at the time. McCartney, Weller, Townshend, Richards, my first album's better than all their first albums. Even they'd admit that.
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I need them, need them to give me a kick up the arse. Otherwise I'd just be sat-in getting fat, counting me money. It's good people living on your doorstep and looking through your bins. Gives you energy.
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Is it worth the aggravation to find yourself a job when there's nothing worth working for?
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We shouldn't need riot police at schools.
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When I was 16 I'd watch 'The Godfather,' but I didn't think, 'Right, I'm going to go down the barber's and get some protection money off him.'
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I'll do one eventually as life's too short and none of us is getting any younger. I'd like to make one while I still look good and before I look like Phil Collins, which, eventually, I will.
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I remember the 70s constantly being winter in Manchester and the Irish community in Manchester closing ranks because of the IRA bombings in Birmingham and Manchester, and you know the bin-workers' strike, all wrapped up in it... They were violent times. Violence at home and violence at football matches.
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Oasis can't be summed up in one word. I could do a sentence: Boys from council estate made it very, very big.
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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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Being a lad is what I'm about.
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My first instinct when I write songs is not a negative one. It's something positive... Everything I've ever done has some form of hope in it, I think.
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My wife would say I'm not romantic at all, but I would say that I'm the ultimate romancer because I write about... life being brilliant.
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I love the NFL. I don't have a team per se, but I'm into it.
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I hate that Alex [James] and Damon [Albarn]. I hope they catch AIDS and die.
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I don't know what any of my tunes are about, they're just out there. I'm not good with words. I just say the first thing that comes into my head.
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We're not arrogant, we just believe we're the best band in the world.
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Most of the hip-hop people are very straight.
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Frontmen come alive when they come onstage.
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I started off as many fathers do. I enjoyed the good bits, but I was wary of the responsibility. But now I love being a dad.