It’s quite autobiographical. It talks about relationships. The last record was naive because we were. At that point, we would have done anything to succeed. And it’s easy to get distracted and surround yourself with toys. But I wanted to get back to a sense of normality. I needed that sense of reality.
Darren Hayes
I wanted to make an album that was painfully honest, like (Bruce) Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’.
Darren Hayes
I think in some way, there aren’t a lot of people making pop music with sincerity … We offer a slight alternative to that — for people not getting the ‘N Sync vibe. We have simple, honest music and a little something for everyone.
Darren Hayes
The more rewarding part of doing a solo record for me was having more control in the studio.
Darren Hayes
I don’t feel like I’ve re-invented myself, I feel like I’ve re-discovered who I was.
Darren Hayes
Isn’t that how you create a name for yourself anyway by causing a bit of a stir?
Simon Le Bon, Duran Duran
Guys would sleep with a bicycle if it had the right color lip gloss on. They have no shame. They’re like bull elks in a field.
Tori Amos
As a kid I had a dream – I wanted to own my own bicycle. When I got the bike I must have been the happiest boy in Liverpool, maybe the world. I lived for that bike. Most kids left their bike in the backyard at night. Not me. I insisted on taking mine indoors and the first night I even kept it in my bed.
John Lennon
The charts are like a street – like a cul-de-sac within a housing estate. You have nice neighbours and horrible ones. We want to be in Number 3 next to the newsagent.
Damon Albarn
We were approaching Madrid airport on an Iberia flight from Barcelona when our tour manager, who was sitting next to me, grabbed hold of my left leg. I said, ‘Fuck off Ian,’ but he wouldn’t let go so I hit him. I then looked at the other passengers and noticed they had the same look of complete panic on their faces as he did. I asked him what was wrong and he said, ‘We nearly died.’ Apparently, the plane had approached the runway almost on its side with the left wing no more than six feet off the ground. Just before impact, the pilot had managed to right the plane so avoiding disaster and probably our death. For the rest of the day, everyone got completely drunk and told all and sundry how much they loved them. I felt strangely distant as I had not shared the experience.
Damon Albarn