"But everyone I know reaches a point where they throw out their arms and go beserk for a while; otherwise you never kn…"

"I could write songs as bad as Wham's if I really felt the urge to, but what's the point? (The Hit magazine 1985)"

"I don't think of death in a romantic way anymore. (L'Express newspaper 2000)"

"I don't understand this obsession with banging out records. What a stupid attitude! Like the world is holding its bre…"

"I have a bag full of words, and when one of us comes up with a good piece of music, I look in the bag to see if anyth…"

"I honestly don't class myself as a songwriter. I've got 'musician' written on my passport. That's even funnier. (The …"

"I think the rock'n'roll myth of living on the edge is a pile of crap. (Spin magazine 1987)"

"I think we're in the Top 10 most bootlegged bands in history according to a web-poll. Pretty much every show we ever …"

"I wouldn't want to think people doted on us, hung on every word, or wanted to look like us. (Trouser Press 1980)"

"A couple of years ago, we went to Eurodisney. That too was bearable, although it was a bit weird when Mickey Mouse ca…"