I do write songs with a political dimension to them sometimes, but I’m always slightly appalled by it when I do. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
I’m not very keen on ageing. I’m not keen on the physical decay. I probably am quite vain. I think you want to try and look OK for the benefit of other people. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I would like to believe in an afterlife; it makes things more palatable. But I’m not banking on it. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
I am passionate about keeping the human dimension in things. You have to keep the rough edges and the inconsistencies, that’s what makes it interesting. I’ve always striven to be as sloppy as possible. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
You know when you get into that thing where people want to discuss the relationship? I’d rather discuss what was on telly, avoid the issue, discuss anything other than the relationship. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
It’s weird: The leader of the Conservative Party in England is two years younger than me, and I still don’t really feel like a responsible adult. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
When I was in Pulp, I actively did more TV stuff because that was during the Great Britpop Wars, and it seemed important to prove that indie people could speak. That war doesn’t exist anymore. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
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 Read Quote
