I think the credit crunch is a brilliant thing. We should all stop moaning and start celebrating. When times are tough, it's an opportunity to start looking at life in a different way. Jarvis Cocker brilliantcelebratecredit Change image and share on social
I'm not a religious person but I do like the idea of Sunday as a day set apart from the rest of the week. It's nice to have a period of reflection and have time to think about things. Jarvis Cocker dayideanice Change image and share on social
As a shy kid growing up in Sheffield, I fantasized about how it would be great to be famous so I wouldn't actually have to talk to people and feel awkward. And of course, as we all know from fairy stories, when you achieve that ambition, you find out you don't want it. Jarvis Cocker achieveambitionawkward share on social
Silver Machine still sounds really modern with all the white noise. It's a bit punky in a way. They were ahead of their time. Jarvis Cocker aheadbitemachine Change image and share on social
Part of why I started a band was due to feelings of shyness and social ineptitude. I saw it as some way of being able to interact with people from a safe distance. Jarvis Cocker banddistancedue Change image and share on social
I'm always amazed by people who blog all the time and tweet all the time, and still get things done. I don't know how they do it. Jarvis Cocker amazeblogpeople Change image and share on social
The thing about radio is that it's got an intimate feel. What I like is that you don't have to give it your full attention - you can still do something else that the same time, whereas TV is all-enveloping: you have to sit there and pay attention to it, and give yourself over to it. You have to surrender to it, but you don't with radio. Jarvis Cocker attentionenvelopfeel share on social
I would like to believe in an afterlife; it makes things more palatable. But I'm not banking on it. Jarvis Cocker afterlifebankmake Change image and share on social
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 week. Jarvis Cocker dayeditexperience Change image and share on social
It's weird: The leader of the Conservative Party in England is two years younger than me, and I still don't really feel like a responsible adult. Jarvis Cocker adultconservativeengland Change image and share on social