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Of course I'm proud of what I've done, but I'm interested in what's next. I want to be relevant now, in 2012. I've done my bit for the past. I've only ever been about what's next, really, and I'll be that way until I keel over.
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I still love playing music. It was all I ever wanted to do, and I got the chance to do it.
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When I listen to a record, or when I'm making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the bass, the voice, the arrangement. I listen to the whole piece as an ensemble.
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I am aware of the words 'national treasure' being attached to me occasionally. It just makes me feel old.
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The Zombies were really unique - they had elements of jazz and classical music in their songs and songwriting. They had a very, very different sound compared to a lot of their contemporaries at the time.
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I could write songs about politics, but I'm conscious of not writing songs that sound the same as the ones I wrote 30 years ago.
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There is a shy side to me that evaporates when I play on stage, and I like that. I think it's another facet of my character, and I need to do that.
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It?s been a bitter pill to swallow.
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People say that if you're still angry at 52, you're not an angry young man, just a grumpy old git.
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Nothing wrong with pop!
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For me, the best thing I can do is play live. The best way for me to put over what I'm trying to do is to play live. Whether it's an acoustic show, electric or whatever... if I shine at all, that's where it all really happens - it just took me a while to rediscover that.
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'Ageism,' or whatever you want to call it, is a very English phenomenon. You don't get it too much in many other cultures. And no one says it about authors or poets or filmmakers. 'Oh, they're too old to make films or write books.'
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The lords and ladies pass a rulingThat sons and girls go hand in landFrom good stock and the best breedingPaid for by the servile class.
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It is nice to make a record and people like it, and it's encouraging.
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A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef gets dashed against the Co-op,To either cut down on beer or the kids' new gear, it's a big decision in a town called malice.
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Two lovers kissing amongst the screams of midnight,Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude.
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I get labelled as just being about one thing, but there's lots of layers to what I do. It's just lazy journalism, but people start to accept it. If people spent an hour in my car driving around London and listening to the stuff I listen to, they'd hear some interesting stuff.
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I think I come from a time when all the artists I grew up with and I loved always used to try and push the boundaries, and there doesn't seem so much of that, really.
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I first felt a fist - and then a kick, I could now smell their breath,They smelt of pubs - and Wormwood Scrubs - and too many right-wing meetings.
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I never saw myself as a spokesman for a generation. It was all a bit heavy for me. I saw myself as a songwriter and wrote for myself, which I still do, and I also wanted to communicate with my audience.
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Music is the most natural thing in the world. When we go to a gig and we all like it and we share that experience, it's the same sense of communion as a sacred rite in Borneo or wherever it may be; it just gets dressed up different. Its good for the soul.
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I was such a massive fan of all the '60s pop bands, but if I had to single out one band, it would definitely be The Beatles.
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In the '90s, I think I rediscovered my guitar. The Jam was obviously very guitar-based, but in the Style Council I just got really disillusioned with playing the guitar. The further it went on, the less and less I played, to a point where I couldn't pick it up any more.
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I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service.