This debt deal will benefit tens of millions of the poorest people on the planet,

It really has quite an important effect on people,

But if somebody dies, if something happens to you, there is a normal process of depression, it is part of being human, and some people view it as a learning experience etc.

Irish Americans are no more Irish than Black Americans are Africans.

I think the impetus is still there. This continent cannot be allowed to die nightly in the pornography of poverty that is our news screens.

Men who are not given any voice in this because of the secret nature of the courts, what they’re left with is dressing up ridiculously, but at least using humour to try and draw attention...

The truth is I do have 14 sheep, down in Kent in my house there, and I’ll actually ship them over now to Stephen’s Green and you can all bugger off. That’s where they are...

Some people may, perhaps correctly, view Live 8 as the blink of an eye. Five days later, the horrific, devastating London bombs dissipated the goodwill of the Olympic bid and Live 8.

When I hit 11 so did the careers of Dylan and the Stones. A year later it was the Who and the Kinks.

It says debt, trade and aid in exchange for the Africans coming to the party with good governance. If they don’t come to the party, we can’t help — we’d love to, but we can’t.

Africa must be allowed to trade itself out of poverty,

Certainly, I think being depressed is absolutely part of the human condition, it has to be, if there’s joy there’s its opposite, and it’s something you ride if you possibly can.

Italy … is the least generous of the developed world with regard to aid and that is a shame. We ask the political class, left or right, to change that,

It was just stupid and unnecessary and to be condemned. That won’t affect the decisions of eight men (at the summit).

Music is still above all else the thing that does it for me.

The truth is, I do have 14 sheep, down in Kent in my house there, and I’ll actually ship them over now to Stephen’s Green and you can all bugger off, … That’s where they...

It was to do with politics, not just fundraising and utilizing those things through to its logical end, to the ultimate seat of power. … I think that probably started with George.

E-mails get in the way of serious consideration of what you want to do,

Today is the perfect moment to talk ahead of the WTO negotiations, … The EU must break the deadlock and as of today it has failed to do so.

Divorce is a by-product of the fact that maybe the nuclear unit is gone.

There’s no use in the prime minister coming to Scotland unless he’s prepared to do this deal. Unless he’s prepared he should stay home. Don’t come. You’re not welcome unless you’re prepared to do something...

I just don’t think the violence will achieve anything. The debt campaigners have never been violent, and they have achieved a lot.

Music is what I must do, business is what I need to do and politics is what I have to do.

But that can happen later. We can’t allow this to be sidelined.

The deal could never have happened in the recent crazy market. But in a collapsing market, whole new opportunities present themselves for lean and nimble operators like us.

You can’t trust politicians. It doesn’t matter who makes a political speech. It’s all lies… and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well.

It’s really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you’re going to get it to these people.

Essentially the change came, and correctly and properly so, when women finally achieved their biological and financial independence concomitantly.

I have the records, photos, videos and all that stuff for her.

This, as we have always said, is only a beginning. But, what a beginning. The deal should be implemented without delay.

My depressions aren’t so much… depression’s too heavy a word. I get very down and y’know, boredom is the key to it as I’ve said.

It appears from the Live 8 experience they can do something about it, because they obviously stopped Live 8 tickets being sold. As JK Rowling’s representatives, we would very much appreciate it if they took...

That’s a serious wedge, and shows a political climate change,

I think he’s really throwing down the gauntlet. It’s a very bold move, … comes from despair and lack of hope.

It went beyond idealism and that ridiculous term activism, which basically means talking about something but doing nothing. We made giving exciting.

Everything that’s rock n roll is ever meant to be is happening now. I need to get over the shock that that thing is actually happening and that thousands of millions of people around the...

You’re a rallying point and therefore a whipping boy at the same time, and that’s part and parcel of the gig…[But] unless you engage with the political process, you aren’t going to get political and...

Not to be immodest, but the first one was perfect in almost every sense, … Artistically, people seemed to up the ante, and the performances were pretty great across the board. Huge amounts of money...

Physically I’m tired at the end of the day and quite glad to be reading in bed by midnight.

Canada’s weird, … Canada invented 0.7. They really invented this great notion. Canada is the sole country of the G8 enjoying a surplus.

I had this big fight with Madame X, Mrs. Thatcher, 20 years ago, and now the government understands politically it’s not worth it to go up against it.

But I think Prozac is a lethal drug, I’ve several friends just haven’t made it by taking Prozac.

I’m sure I’m very difficult to live with because of my make-up and personality.

I do think I feel it but you don’t think you are cause at a certain time you are no age but you don’t think you are anything. You feel the life you have lived....

Irish Americans are about as Irish as Black Americans are African.

Music can’t change the world.

Playing live if the thing I love doing best.

We need the Dutch and the Belgians to come along with us at the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and try and push through the great package of change on debt relief,

I feel very proud,

I will be extremely active in trying to get these people thrown out of office.