Those songs are about getting out; they're not about getting out of family. It wasn't about how family life was curtailing because I didn't know family life.

Quote by Bob Geldof

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It went beyond idealism and that ridiculous term activism, which basically means talking about something...

It went beyond idealism and that ridiculous term activism, which basically means talking about something...

It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your...

It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your...

Music is still above all else the thing that does it for me.

Music is still above all else the thing that does it for me.

Music can't change the world.

Music can't change the world.

Playing live if the thing I love doing best.

Playing live if the thing I love doing best.

The girls are a complete joy and I love their passion. They argue with me...

The girls are a complete joy and I love their passion. They argue with me...

I don't think anyone sets out to malign poor people but certainly that's what we...

I don't think anyone sets out to malign poor people but certainly that's what we...

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...

And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't...

And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't...

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...

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...

It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your...

It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your...

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

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

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...

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...

If you were a pretty boy pop singer, it would wreck you, growing older.

If you were a pretty boy pop singer, it would wreck you, growing older.

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...

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...

I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and...

I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and...

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...