Just because I'm a successful singer who's loved and has been loved for years doesn't mean I'm sitting behind electric gates in my own fantasy land. Ian Brown More Quotes by Ian Brown More Quotes From Ian Brown Getting a grey beard's not cool. Ian Brown gettingcoolgreybeard When I was 9, I was into T. Rex, Gary Glitter, and Alice Cooper. I knew The Beatles because my nan introduced me to them, but T. Rex was the first band I got into myself. I got 'Metal Guru' a few months after hearing 'Children of the Revolution' in Pwllheli in North Wales at a market. Ian Brown myselfmerevolutionchildren When you live in Manchester and it's raining every day, you've got to imagine the sun sometimes. When you're brought up in concrete, you aim for the green leaves. And when you get to the green leaves, you yearn again for concrete. Ian Brown dayyougreensun I'd love to see the world without liquor for a week. Ian Brown withoutseeloveworld I don't like to play anywhere with a banner for Carlsberg or vodka or whatever. I'm not a drinker myself, and I don't like feeling like I'm working for the liquor companies. Ian Brown whateverfeelingmyselfplay We should be growing carrots up the side of the Empire State Building or Big Ben. Ian Brown empiresidebigbuilding People in Russia learned English off the Beatles. People in Japan learned English off the Stone Roses. Noel Gallagher says music can't change the world, but the Roses made him want to start a group, so it changed his world. Ian Brown musicchangepeopleworld If you want to call me a Karaoke King, I'll take it. Ian Brown kingmeyouwant We're against hypocrisy, lies, bigotry, show business, insincerity, phonies, and fakers. Ian Brown showagainsthypocrisybusiness I've never chatted up a girl in me life. I've always let girls come to me. I've never approached a girl to chat her up. Ian Brown nevermegirllife Belief outweighs talent. Self-belief's got me everything, self-belief. Ian Brown everythingmetalentbelief People tend to settle for the fiver rather than going for the pot of gold. Ian Brown settlegoinggoldpeople Hell is being stuck in a lift with Elton John and the Queen Mother. Ian Brown queenbeinghellmother Everybody is a star. It's true. And if you've got a light, don't let it go out. 'Cos some people sink under. Ian Brown some-peopleyoulightpeople I feel like the Ryan Giggs of music. Ian Brown i-feel-likefeellikemusic We're all anti-royalist, anti-patriarch. Cos it's 1989. Time to get real. Ian Brown getrealtime When the ravens leave the Tower, England shall fall, they say. We want to be there shooting the ravens. Ian Brown they-sayleavewantfall When The Stone Roses first came out, the early reviews called me 'simian.' I had to look that up at the time. Ian Brown stonelookmetime I am gentle. I think nearly everyone who makes music is sensitive - I don't care how hard they pretend they are. Ian Brown i-amthinkmusiccare I thought it would be more interesting to make a musical autobiography than an actual autobiography. Ian Brown makemorethoughtinteresting
