I do write songs with a political dimension to them sometimes, but I'm always slightly appalled by it when I do. — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
A song can't be completely serious if you rhyme melodic with alcoholic. — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
Words are important to me, but a song can work and function and be a good song with words that are fairly… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
The thing with Disney songs is they're very manipulative, very sentimental, but they do get you, you know - there's a kind… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
In a song you can kind of stage-manage everything so that it puts you in a good light. And once a song… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
I speak onstage to try to establish some method of communication. The songs are supposed to be a way of communicating. But… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
You write a song about how you think at the time, and then gradually you drift away from that, and when it's… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
Often people poopoo melody as if it's a cheap trick to make people like things, but in my experience it's the hardest… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
The things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
Hawkwind are one of those bands that people introduce you to because you don't see them on the covers of magazines. I'd… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
The most entertaining songs don't always come from a nice place. In songs where I think I'm being really sensitive, they seem… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
I love the Beatles. I haven't named any kids after them but I still really love them. They were the first group… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
To look for some kind of insight or meaning in pop songs is not really - well there's plenty of other places… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
There's the famous thing that the A&R man from the record company is supposed to do: He's supposed to come into the… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
Well, once you've resigned yourself to the fact that you are the more mature pop performer and you're past the age you… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
If you perform on a stage or you sing a song, it's like you sing your song, and then the words go… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
The things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day of the… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share
You get to a certain age and you just want to prove that you can still rock - that you've still got it. — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share
I don't think people should abuse the fact that they are in showbiz. You still have to be human. I think that's the point.… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share
“I love your body 'cause I've lost my mind If you want someone to talk to, you're wasting your time If you want someone… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share
It’s interesting that most gadgets are called ‘iPhone’ and ‘iPod,’ with that ‘i’ prefix, which is ego. But most creativity is not ego-led –… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share
“And as I touch your shoulder tonight this room has become the centre of the entire universe.” — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share
The good thing about people really is their iffy-ness and dodginess, isnt it? — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share
The thing with Disney songs is they're very manipulative, very sentimental, but they do get you, you know - there's a kind of sadness… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share
I guess I'm fairly insistent and maybe consistent. If I decide I'll do something, I generally will. — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share
Pornography takes all the reality out of sex and Disney does that to family life. — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share
My basic position is that the more mixed the society and the more mobility there is in it, the better. That's what makes things… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share
