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
The main thing I don't like about myself is an absurd level of self-consciousness that makes any sort of social encounter an ordeal for me. Jarvis Cocker absurdconsciousnessencounter Change image and share on social
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 to them and that kind of music doesn't really exist any more. Jarvis Cocker disneyexistkind Change image and share on social
I guess I'm fairly insistent and maybe consistent. If I decide I'll do something, I generally will. Jarvis Cocker consistentdecidefairly Change image and share on social
Words are important to me, but a song can work and function and be a good song with words that are fairly standard. But really great lyrics can't rescue a dog of a song. Jarvis Cocker dogfairlyfunction Change image and share on social
Also, because people like to multitask, in a way if you've got a bit of music on in the background and the lyrical content is making you want to listen to it, then that would probably put you off the texting you wanted to do. I think people like things that just make that right kind of noise, but leave your brain free to do something else. Jarvis Cocker backgroundbitebrain 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
You write a song about how you think at the time, and then gradually you drift away from that, and when it's far enough in the past, that's when you think, 'Now I have to write something new.' Jarvis Cocker driftgraduallypast Change image and share on social
We've always been a bit out of touch with reality. Jarvis Cocker bitehavereality Change image and share on social