"I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring with it."

"Self-pity is an ignoble emotion, but we all feel it, and the orthodox critical line that it represents some kind of artistic flaw is dubious, a form of emotional correctness."

"Indeed, there is a moment on the first CD — the electrifying opening to "I Got Loaded," which sounds like an R&B standard but isn’t — when you might find yourself asking whether anyone who has ever been smitten by pop music can fail to have his heart stopped by the chords, the swing, and, once again, Steve Berlin’s wonderfully greasy sax."

"I'm not gay, and I'm not a transvestite."

"Gay unions, what is that about? I haven't been invited to any ceremonies, and I wouldn't go anyway. The idea that gay people have to mimic what obviously doesn't work for straight people any more ... I think is a bit tragic. I am looking forward to gay divorces."

"Hello, I'm Boy George, and you are watching RBTV. Come out of the closet, all you students - we want you!"

"It's like being at school. Except you can't leave."

"I was pleased because he is the first American rapper to say something positive about gay people. I met his mum, she's lovely."

"Madonna is "a living, breathing cash register"."

"How sweet to be an idiot At my back With no fear of attack As much retaliation as a toy."

"I have suffered for my music. Now it's your turn."

"In the day I can smile though I wanna die / Hold on, hold on / I can keep it together for a little while / and be strong, so strong / But when the sun goes down and I'm all alone / I haven't the strength to fight / That's when my tears give in to the night"

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"With female singers being plucked from their cradles our Kim is almost a geriatric in pop terms. God knows how many times she's been written off, and then bounced back stronger and slicker than ever. This latest album is proof that Kim will still be around when her rivals are fighting it out in the bargain bins."

"Gardening is not something to get on your high horse about or be overwhelmed by. Either you enjoy it or you don't."

"Being blonde now doesn't mean Marilyn Monroe vulnerability. Blonde in the Eighties means being in control."

"I think that not being loved by your parents or not having a brother or not being liked at school or even wearing glasses can be a lot worse than having a famous father."

"Do you think that you're beautiful? Inside or outside? Mmmmm... outside I don't think about that too much because I realise that's all very superficial. I'm more concerned about inside, and inside I think I'm alright... I'm OK inside. I don't think I'm perfect and I don't call myself beautiful but I'm definitely not ugly inside. I've got friends who aren't that so called pleasant to look at but inside I think they're beautiful."

"Snap your fingers and somebody runs / You don't care how they feel just as long as they come / Got your head in the stars now you've come this far / Just who do you think you are?"

"And while we destroy / Our children will grow / Not missing the things they'll never know / A crime against them / Against you and me / A crime against all humanity"

"Don't let your dreams escape / The future's ours to shape"

"You can spend your life competing in a world that talks too loud / You can lose your own direction getting lost among the crowd / Confusion - is it any wonder that the road ahead's not clear / Well you can try too hard to find it now I realise it's here"

"They're still building and testing / But what can we do / Condemning the seas and the land and the trees to a tomb"

"You can't close your eyes to the lies perpetrated by dangerous fools / 'cos they're handing out rules"

"When love's the culmination / of everything you feel / then it's the only thing that's precious / it's the only thing that's real"

"I watch you sleep in the still of the night / You look so pretty when you dream / So many people just go through life / Holding back, they don't say what they mean / But it's easy for me / Since you came"

"There is sadness and confusion in our hearts / And the world prepares to fight / as it tears itself apart, it isn't fair"

"Is our time up and on to the next fire / Got my fingers burnt and cut into the wire."

"I'm spending nights just dreaming / And playing the music loud / They're banging on the ceiling / They're praying that I'll soon be out."

"Generals and Majors ah ah They're never too far away from men who made the grade out in a world of their own They'll never come down until the battle's lost or made"

"We're only making plans for Nigel He has his future in a British steel We're only making plans for Nigel Nigel's whole future is as good as sealed"

"What makes you wander far Don't know who you are Now if the vibe is right I'll go out tonight"

"We have the pool Ah - No that's cruel Why do you take me for A fool? Try the rails It's just not me No No No No - Siree"

"Some people say That I am out of my tree Or just a strawberry fool Someday they'll see Till then I'll blow you a raspberry 'Cos apples and pears are me"

"Pour ourselves a glass of stout And let our Rael Brook shirts hang out Nothing makes us more content To let us wallow in a bit of nonsense"

"Yes I'm talking about this war dance A patriotic romance And I know all you poets Have seen it all before About the stirring of those young hearts Back in the first world war"

"The scapegoat blood spilled Spittled and grilled it crackled and spat And children grew fat on the meat Change must be earnt"

"Shocked me too the things we used to do on grass It would shock you too the things we used to do on grass Grass, grass. Things we did on grass"

"Yes, I weeping, a teardrop attack I give emotion at the drop of a hat When I remember days at school I remember many things, but Most of all, I remember the sun"

"England can never repay you You gave your life to be buried alongside The place you loved The sermons attended when you were young Still echo round these churchyard walls"

"Oh Lord deliver us from the elements We at your mercy and your reverence Oh Lord deliver us from the elements We've no defence we are impotent"

"Can't you see Love and affection When it's put In your direction Wrapped in your mysterious wonderland"

"You caught mum chasing dad with a knife You ran away to escape from the fights Now you're lost in a maze of neon light And she's worried, he's worried, she's worried, oh..."

"I wonder wonder why the wonder falls I wonder why the wonder falls on me I wonder wonder why the wonder falls With everything I touch and hear and see"

"Now that I'm out and I'm shouting in doorways Freed from a love more like murder I should be singing but in liberation Feel like a ship with no rudder."

"We stole their babes and mothers, chiefs and braves Although we held the whip, you knew we were The real slaves To alchemy, human alchemy."

"Other lands became a larder full of all the good things All we had to do was go and take Blood the colour of the rain that grew our wicked harvest Black the colour icing on our cake"

"For a heart without love is a song with no words And a tune to which no one is listening So your heart must give love and you'll find that You shine like rain on the leaves you'll be glistening."