I had a breakthrough, I think my life just became calmer, I gave up drinking. My priorities changed as I had a young daughter. The group didn't want me to record for the Think Tank album... so I took it…

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The other guys drink, but they don't drink anywhere near what I used to. And...

The other guys drink, but they don't drink anywhere near what I used to. And...

I've always looked at shoes as being immensely beautiful things.

I've always looked at shoes as being immensely beautiful things.

With my daughter, who at the time was one, my domestic life needed to take...

With my daughter, who at the time was one, my domestic life needed to take...

I don't think of myself as a singer really.

I don't think of myself as a singer really.

It was quite nice meeting up because we went through a lot together and we...

It was quite nice meeting up because we went through a lot together and we...

It's the faster bands that made me want to play guitar, bands like The Jam.

It's the faster bands that made me want to play guitar, bands like The Jam.

Being a singer now I have to get all fussy... I must have my ginger...

Being a singer now I have to get all fussy... I must have my ginger...

When Blur first started and we were playing Manchester the Hacienda was the place to...

When Blur first started and we were playing Manchester the Hacienda was the place to...

I think now, more than anytime I can remember, bands are sounding pretty similar whether...

I think now, more than anytime I can remember, bands are sounding pretty similar whether...

But live shows are cool. I just got back into the idea of enjoying it...

But live shows are cool. I just got back into the idea of enjoying it...

I'm still trying to discover my position on my own artwork and hopefully at this...

I'm still trying to discover my position on my own artwork and hopefully at this...

A singer for me is more like someone who is standing alone with a microphone...

A singer for me is more like someone who is standing alone with a microphone...

I'm not going to pretend that I am the best thing in their life and...

I'm not going to pretend that I am the best thing in their life and...

It's mostly Mars Bars and peanuts and cheese and you go to the fridge and...

It's mostly Mars Bars and peanuts and cheese and you go to the fridge and...

I think of someone like Mariah Carey as a singer.

I think of someone like Mariah Carey as a singer.

I sing, but I don't think of myself as a singer.

I sing, but I don't think of myself as a singer.

It's a bit loose and the people in my group have got other groups. They...

It's a bit loose and the people in my group have got other groups. They...

I think a lot of cynicism has dropped away from my shoulders since I stopped...

I think a lot of cynicism has dropped away from my shoulders since I stopped...

I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come...

I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come...

Cynicism: The intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence.

Cynicism: The intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence.