“I've always lived all over the place, and left Manchester the minute I...” — John Cooper Clarke Quote

I've always lived all over the place, and left Manchester the minute I was old enough to steal a car.

It was a tedious saying among hippies: if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. I was very much part of the problem.

Where's the mileage in an autobiography? Anyone who writes one inevitably casts themselves as a hero, and I'm not about to do that.

I was too old to be a punk rocker. I was a mod, that's really the only youth tribe I ever belonged to - and even then, not for very long.

You know how the Marvel Comics superheroes formed themselves into the Justice League of America - Batman, Flash and the rest. Why did Superman join? He never needed any help.

Manchester United have always stood up again and bounced back; it's just in the DNA.

To be a part of the history with the Manchester United club is a huge moment.

I was born in Manchester, England.

I am settled in Manchester, I enjoy myself.

I always planned to retire when I was at the top and at Manchester United I have reached the pinnacle of my career.