The World Motivation
Every time I met any of my heroes I was disappointed - the exception was Joe Strummer, who was like an uncle to me.
“Every time I met any of my heroes I was disappointed - the exception was Joe Strummer, who was like an uncle to me.”
Every time I met any of my heroes I was disappointed - the exception was Joe Strummer, who was like an uncle to me.
It's stupid, just because I was born with a French passport, I have the right to travel all around the world, but if I was born in Mali, or Venezuela or Bolivia I couldn't.
You never know what little idea or joke, what flame flickering really quickly, will become a song. That first idea, it can come any time. If it's in Spanish, you go on in Spanish. If it's in French, French. If it's in English, English. Or Portuguese. I'll try to do my best. I like Italian, though I don't speak it much.
I learnt in South America and in Africa that people who have really big problems in the ghetto always keep a sense of humour and remain positive. If not, you go down.
For me, I try not to set any goals or try and see what's gonna happen, because I don't wanna be let down or disappointed that something didn't happen the way I thought it was gonna happen.
I'm always disappointed when we lose, and it's happened quite a few times.
I enjoyed my time at West ham, scored a few goals there but was bitterly disappointed when we were relegated.
I'm always disappointed when I don't score.
It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.