Being chronically shy I needed to create a persona for myself and be involved with a band where I could be ruler of my own kingdom. Then Pulp became hugely popular and I lost control of it, which is when it all went wrong. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
I’ve always had an eye for nature, but it’s the sort of thing to keep quiet about, because I don’t want to come across as a mad hippy. But it makes sense to appreciate those things. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
I think the credit crunch is a brilliant thing. We should all stop moaning and start celebrating. When times are tough, it’s an opportunity to start looking at life in a different way. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
The main thing I don’t like about myself is an absurd level of self-consciousness that makes any sort of social encounter an ordeal for me. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
I guess I’m fairly insistent and maybe consistent. If I decide I’ll do something, I generally will. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
Well, once you’ve resigned yourself to the fact that you are the more mature pop performer and you’re past the age you ever thought you would do it, you might as well do it as long as you can. As long as I can still lift a microphone, then I’ll do it, you know. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
It’s good that I managed to hoodwink so many people. I am actually not that nice a person. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
For TV you also get those pre-interviews when researchers ask you what you’re going to say. The pre-interview drives me insane. If they’ve already decided the outcome, why don’t I just hand in an essay? Maybe if we talk we’ll find something out. I’d rather just have an awkward pause. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
