I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and politics were completely intertwined.

Quote by Bob Geldof

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I'd always thought the Rats were good fun, but one of the very nice things...

I'd always thought the Rats were good fun, but one of the very nice things...

Actually, today I had to defend the Bush Administration in France again. They refuse to...

Actually, today I had to defend the Bush Administration in France again. They refuse to...

Well, a sort of epiphany: I was in a great band. And it's very cool...

Well, a sort of epiphany: I was in a great band. And it's very cool...

Physically I'm tired at the end of the day and quite glad to be reading...

Physically I'm tired at the end of the day and quite glad to be reading...

Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best.

Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best.

Men who are not given any voice in this because of the secret nature of...

Men who are not given any voice in this because of the secret nature of...

There is not a single extant study that supports all the arguments against men being...

There is not a single extant study that supports all the arguments against men being...

It's like you asked me about the depression thing: you grope towards an understanding of...

It's like you asked me about the depression thing: you grope towards an understanding of...

Certainly, I think being depressed is absolutely part of the human condition, it has to...

Certainly, I think being depressed is absolutely part of the human condition, it has to...

So when I got to 50 I just thought, Hold on: I'm thin. I've got...

So when I got to 50 I just thought, Hold on: I'm thin. I've got...

But if somebody dies, if something happens to you, there is a normal process of...

But if somebody dies, if something happens to you, there is a normal process of...

Irish Americans are no more Irish than Black Americans are Africans.

Irish Americans are no more Irish than Black Americans are Africans.

Music is something I must do, business is something I need to do, and Africa...

Music is something I must do, business is something I need to do, and Africa...

Everything that's rock n roll is ever meant to be is happening now. I need...

Everything that's rock n roll is ever meant to be is happening now. I need...

Music can't change the world.

Music can't change the world.

You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies...

You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies...

But I think Prozac is a lethal drug, I've several friends just haven't made it...

But I think Prozac is a lethal drug, I've several friends just haven't made it...

Divorce is a by-product of the fact that maybe the nuclear unit is gone.

Divorce is a by-product of the fact that maybe the nuclear unit is gone.

I'm sure I'm very difficult to live with because of my make-up and personality.

I'm sure I'm very difficult to live with because of my make-up and personality.

90% of the divorces are initiated by women. That is really odd. Why? What's going...

90% of the divorces are initiated by women. That is really odd. Why? What's going...