GTQuotes

I wanted to be someone like Napolean. Then I discovered music - or the Clash to be more precise, and that was it. My destiny was determined. James

Tony Hancock's suicide note ('things just went wrong too many times') is one of the most beautiful things I've ever read. Richey

We can be pretty stupid. We've always done dumbfuck things - Richey's arm, for instance. We give people more enjoyment than any other band going. The very fact that we were from Wales meant there was no point trying to be cool... Nicky

I've had herpes since I was 15. Nicky

You can never get the producers you want. We wanted Pubic Enemy, but that was impossible to produce the whole album. I'm glad they didn't do it actually. I wouldn't want them working with a poxy band like us. Nicky

We're going to die young and leave good looking corpses. Nicky

We are just another band in the racks, but with more intelligence. Richey

We will always hate Slowdive more than Adolf Hitler. Richey

30 is a very desperate age; rock music is being done by people in their 30's for teenagers. You get to 30 and look back and realise you've achieved nothing, you are nothing, and you've got nothing coming up. Sean

The only good thing about New York is that it killed off John Lennon. Nicky

A Gibson Les Paul was one of the only things I'd ever longed for. I had it for two concerts and then I smashed it up. On impulse really. I did regret it after, I've got to admit. Then I got another Gibson and I smashed that up. I did feel quite ashamed because it was like my father's accumalated wage for about four weeks. I was just showing off and I felt ashamed. James

Language has always been our weapon. Our lyrics are getting stronger and if you hurt a couple of 'nice' people along the way, or offend them, then that's necessary. James