Quotes By Jarvis Cocker

The things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day of the week.

A Conservative government is necessary. There is no credible alternative.

If you get involved in music expecting to make a living out of it, then you've picked the wrong thing to do. That shouldn't really be in your mind.

We've always been a bit out of touch with reality.

Silver Machine still sounds really modern with all the white noise. It's a bit punky in a way. They were ahead of their time.

I'm always nervous when I perform anyway.

I got a pair of red, synthetic satin women's pants through the post the other day with a phone number on. That was quite strange. I haven't tried the phone number. In times of stress I may.

Don't think that the things around you don't count, because they do.

Words are important to me, but a song can work and function and be a good song with words that are fairly standard. But really great lyrics can't rescue a dog of a song.

In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it.

I'd been thinking I'd have to learn how to play really well, but obviously the message of punk was that you just learn three chords in a week and you're away.

Its OK to grow up, just as long as you don't grow old. Face it you are young.

The working class has been turned into a consuming class - a situation has been created where people value their worth by what they can afford.

Anyone who thinks they're sexy needs their head checked.