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Jarvis Cocker Quotes

I think basically becoming famous has taken the place of going to Heaven in modern society, hasn’t it? That’s the place where your dreams will come true. It’s an act of faith now; they think that’s going to sort things out Picture Quote #1

The most entertaining songs don’t always come from a nice place. In songs where I think I’m being really sensitive, they seem quite boring actually. I’ve found that the songs that come out of nastier, more misanthropic places are better Picture Quote #1

Unless you’re living on the street and surviving on a diet of discarded turkey drumsticks, there’s no point in being gloomy. We’ve spent too long trying to cheer ourselves up by spending money on brightly coloured things we don’t really need. We’ve stopped using our imaginations Picture Quote #1

I’m always amazed by people who blog all the time and tweet all the time, and still get things done. I don’t know how they do it Picture Quote #1

Tabloids invoke freedom of speech, but they’re not interested in that, they’re just interested in who’s shagging whom, who’s got drunk. And if you take that pretend, faux moral standpoint, you end up with people in public life being completely boring. Like they’ve had their genitals removed Picture Quote #1

As a shy kid growing up in Sheffield, I fantasized about how it would be great to be famous so I wouldn’t actually have to talk to people and feel awkward. And of course, as we all know from fairy stories, when you achieve that ambition, you find out you don’t want it Picture Quote #1

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I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield, England, which is where I’m from. I wouldn’t move back there, but it’s funny when you spend a bit of time in the place where you were brought up. You kind of realize how that place has had quite a big effect on you or made you a certain way Picture Quote #1

I’m sure Sting’s a lovely guy. It’s just that nobody wants to be seen as that holier-than-thou thing. That over-earnestness is a bit of a problem with people in bands and celebrities or whatever Picture Quote #1

I’m not a religious person but I do like the idea of Sunday as a day set apart from the rest of the week. It’s nice to have a period of reflection and have time to think about things Picture Quote #1

If you’re in a band or think of yourself as a slightly creative person, you can get quite self-indulgent, so sometimes it’s nice to have those people who bring you down to earth, but in a pleasant way Picture Quote #1

I speak onstage to try to establish some method of communication. The songs are supposed to be a way of communicating. But speech and drinks and sometimes chocolates are also a way of communicating Picture Quote #1

Everybody’s a bit screwed up, you know. You can take it as symptoms of a disorder, or you can take it as personality. Me, I’d rather think it as parts of personality Picture Quote #1

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Its OK to grow up, just as long as you don’t grow old. Face it you are young Picture Quote #1

You get to a certain age and you just want to prove that you can still rock - that you’ve still got it Picture Quote #1

The thing with Disney songs is they’re very manipulative, very sentimental, but they do get you, you know - there’s a kind of sadness to them and that kind of music doesn’t really exist any more Picture Quote #1

But I’ve got ideas. I keep my little notebook, I’ve always got that with me. Hopefully there’s more stuff than nonsense in there Picture Quote #1

I am proud, and more than a little excited, to be asked to work with Faber in an editorial capacity. It is my dearest hope that we will produce some fantastic books together Picture Quote #1

In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Money isn’t important, but you have to have enough, so you don’t have to think about it. Thinking about money is a drag Picture Quote #1

Its OK to grow up, just as long as you don’t grow old. Face it you are young Picture Quote #1

I’ve stuck to the same things for twenty years. I try to look like a slightly edgy geography teacher. Like what a geography teacher looked like when I was in school. Cords, sensible shoes and glasses. I never liked geography much as a subject though. In fact the only geography teacher I can remember from school was a woman who had a moustache Picture Quote #1

The thing about radio is that it’s got an intimate feel. What I like is that you don’t have to give it your full attention - you can still do something else that the same time, whereas TV is all-enveloping: you have to sit there and pay attention to it, and give yourself over to it. You have to surrender to it, but you don’t with radio Picture Quote #1

My route so far through life hasn’t been particularly logical, or even thought out Picture Quote #1

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You can do anything when you’re famous. That’s why famous people are so dumb Picture Quote #1

You write a song about how you think at the time, and then gradually you drift away from that, and when it’s far enough in the past, that’s when you think, ‘Now I have to write something new.’ Picture Quote #1

I don’t really care what someone’s background is; creativity can come from any background Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We live in an age where people are kind of a bit obsessed with celebrity and stuff. You can’t help but be curious about it Picture Quote #1

In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it Picture Quote #1

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I think basically becoming famous has taken the place of going to Heaven in modern society, hasn’t it? That’s the place where your dreams will come true. It’s an act of faith now; they think that’s going to sort things out (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) The most entertaining songs don’t always come from a nice place. In songs where I think I’m being really sensitive, they seem quite boring actually. I’ve found that the songs that come out of nastier, more misanthropic places are better. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) Unless you’re living on the street and surviving on a diet of discarded turkey drumsticks, there’s no point in being gloomy. We’ve spent too long trying to cheer ourselves up by spending money on brightly coloured things we don’t really need. We’ve stopped using our imaginations. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) I’m always amazed by people who blog all the time and tweet all the time, and still get things done. I don’t know how they do it. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) Tabloids invoke freedom of speech, but they’re not interested in that, they’re just interested in who’s shagging whom, who’s got drunk. And if you take that pretend, faux moral standpoint, you end up with people in public life being completely boring. Like they’ve had their genitals removed (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) As a shy kid growing up in Sheffield, I fantasized about how it would be great to be famous so I wouldn’t actually have to talk to people and feel awkward. And of course, as we all know from fairy stories, when you achieve that ambition, you find out you don’t want it (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield, England, which is where I’m from. I wouldn’t move back there, but it’s funny when you spend a bit of time in the place where you were brought up. You kind of realize how that place has had quite a big effect on you or made you a certain way (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) I’m sure Sting’s a lovely guy. It’s just that nobody wants to be seen as that holier-than-thou thing. That over-earnestness is a bit of a problem with people in bands and celebrities or whatever (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) I’m not a religious person but I do like the idea of Sunday as a day set apart from the rest of the week. It’s nice to have a period of reflection and have time to think about things (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) If you’re in a band or think of yourself as a slightly creative person, you can get quite self-indulgent, so sometimes it’s nice to have those people who bring you down to earth, but in a pleasant way. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) I speak onstage to try to establish some method of communication. The songs are supposed to be a way of communicating. But speech and drinks and sometimes chocolates are also a way of communicating (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) Everybody’s a bit screwed up, you know. You can take it as symptoms of a disorder, or you can take it as personality. Me, I’d rather think it as parts of personality (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) Its OK to grow up, just as long as you don’t grow old. Face it you are young (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) You get to a certain age and you just want to prove that you can still rock - that you’ve still got it (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) The thing with Disney songs is they’re very manipulative, very sentimental, but they do get you, you know - there’s a kind of sadness to them and that kind of music doesn’t really exist any more (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) But I’ve got ideas. I keep my little notebook, I’ve always got that with me. Hopefully there’s more stuff than nonsense in there (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) I am proud, and more than a little excited, to be asked to work with Faber in an editorial capacity. It is my dearest hope that we will produce some fantastic books together (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) 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. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) Money isn’t important, but you have to have enough, so you don’t have to think about it. Thinking about money is a drag. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) Its OK to grow up, just as long as you don’t grow old. Face it you are young. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) I’ve stuck to the same things for twenty years. I try to look like a slightly edgy geography teacher. Like what a geography teacher looked like when I was in school. Cords, sensible shoes and glasses. I never liked geography much as a subject though. In fact the only geography teacher I can remember from school was a woman who had a moustache. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) The thing about radio is that it’s got an intimate feel. What I like is that you don’t have to give it your full attention - you can still do something else that the same time, whereas TV is all-enveloping: you have to sit there and pay attention to it, and give yourself over to it. You have to surrender to it, but you don’t with radio. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) My route so far through life hasn’t been particularly logical, or even thought out (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) You can do anything when you’re famous. That’s why famous people are so dumb. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) You write a song about how you think at the time, and then gradually you drift away from that, and when it’s far enough in the past, that’s when you think, ‘Now I have to write something new.’ (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) I don’t really care what someone’s background is; creativity can come from any background (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) 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. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) We live in an age where people are kind of a bit obsessed with celebrity and stuff. You can’t help but be curious about it. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes) In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it. (Jarvis Cocker Quotes)

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