Noel Gallagher

“I don't much like 'Wonderwall,' but the effect that song has on people, I can't deny it.”

“As I get older, I don't aggressively pursue songs. All the great ones just appear.”

“I've never been asked to do a collaboration. I guess I just don't give off that come-and-get-me vibe. I wouldn't be adverse to doing one with Coldplay or U2 - anyone who sells 50 million albums.”

“Oasis were the last great, traditional rock-n'-roll band. We came along before the Internet so, if you wanted to see us, you had to be there. It makes me feel like a righteous old man.”

“I remember the '70s constantly being winter in Manchester and the Irish community in Manchester closing ranks because of the IRA bombings in Birmingham and Manchester, and you know the bin-workers' strike, all wrapped up in it... They were violent times. Violence at home and violence at football matches.”

“You have to make the effort with children. You can't have them thinking that I reckon I'm special, otherwise they'll start thinking they're special. I want them to feel normal for as long as possible because God knows they'll reach an age when they'll be told they're not.”

“I'm a happy-go-lucky character. I'm not that miserable. But I can never let anyone into my world.”

“I'm used to people being a mile away. That suits me. It's more nerve-wracking playing in front of people who are two feet away from me.”

“If I ever get to go to the moon, I’ll probably just stand on the moon and go ‘Hmmm, yeah…fair enough…gotta go home now.”

“Women have nine months more experience than you do - nine months to prepare for being a parent.”

“I've never felt like I had anything important to say.”

“Rock stardom will die because nobody will make enough money any more to be rock stars.”

“I first came to London when I was 22 and working as a roadie. Having watched the 'News At Ten' all my life, I thought Big Ben was going to be massive, but I was underwhelmed.”

“I go into Daunt Books in Marylebone every couple of weeks. My wife Sara demolishes books, but I only buy stuff occasionally. I like boys' things, spies and the Cold War.”

“If I can give you any advice, it's this: every hour that you spend sat on the couch doing nothing, put it to good use, because when you have kids, an hour is like a lifetime.”

“Even in the nineties, when it was mad and there were photographers all around the house, it never occurred to me to send someone else out to get cigarettes. It took me five minutes - went for a walk, gave a wave, went back inside.”

“Solo artists are generally totally insane. Elton John? Slightly eccentric. George Michael? He's mad as custard.”

“Music is a thing that changes people's lives. It has the capacity to make young people's lives better.”

“I like Chris Martin. I think he's a really great songwriter.”

“To be quite honest, John Lennon had questionable politics. There was a flip side. He was all peace and love, but he was a very violent character.”