“Without music and creativity, I'd need other forms of therapy. But for...” — Richard Ashcroft Quote

“Without music and creativity, I'd need other forms of therapy. But for me, the life process is the process of healing yourself. 'Break the Night' is about offering hope to people, about breaking through the darkness.”

“I wouldn't trade what Coldplay have achieved for any of my songs.”

“You look at the Blur comeback, it was so smooth - so smooth - compared to The Verve.”

“I guess that's always the mystery of music. It's like why does this song make me feel so grey or why does it make me feel sad or happy or nostalgic and so I'm most fascinated by breaking that down in my music.”

“Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal.”

“Becoming the guy with most submissions in UFC history at age 28, breaking Royce's record, will definitely give me more leverage with the UFC. I'll get more attention and more sponsors. It helps a lot.”