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Jarvis Cocker Biography

Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963) is an English musician, actor and presenter. As the frontman of the band Pulp, he became a figurehead of the Britpop genre of the mid-1990s. Following Pulp's hiatus, Cocker has pursued a solo career, and for seven years he presented a BBC Radio 6 Music show called Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service.

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The most entertaining songs don't always come from a nice place. In songs where I think I'm being really sensitive, they seem quite boring actually. I've found that the songs that come out of nastier, more misanthropic places are better.

Nice, Place, Sensitive, Song, Think, Thinking

There isn't much I find interesting to write about in middle-class life.

Class, Interesting, Life, Write, Writing

We've always been a bit out of touch with reality.

Bits, Reality, Touch

Money isn't important, but you have to have enough, so you don't have to think about it. Thinking about money is a drag.

Enough, Important, Think, Thinking

A song can't be completely serious if you rhyme melodic with alcoholic.

Rhyme, Serious, Song

I think basically becoming famous has taken the place of going to Heaven in modern society, hasn't it? That's the place where your dreams will come true. It's an act of faith now; they think that's going to sort things out.

Dream, Modern, Taken, Things, Thinking

If you're in a band or think of yourself as a slightly creative person, you can get quite self-indulgent, so sometimes it's nice to have those people who bring you down to earth, but in a pleasant way.

Bring, Down, Nice, Self, Slightly, Thinking

You know when you're thinking about what you want to be when you grow up, or how you want your life to pan out. I couldn't imagine anything better than living in a hotel so you'd never have to worry about washing up, making the bed, anything like that, and having a servant to come in and play all your favourite TV programmes.

Come, Grow, Growing Up, Play, Thinking, Worry

The working class has been turned into a consuming class - a situation has been created where people value their worth by what they can afford.

Class, Consuming, People, Situation, Value

What people have to make sure of is that they're not replicating something that already exists. You really have to ask yourself: "Is there a point in me doing this? Has this already been said before? Is this moving things along or is this just adding to the giant pile of junk that's already there?"

Moving, People, Junk, Make, Things, Giant

There seems to be a contradiction in the fact that there's more music around and more channels or downloading music or more channels on TV, and yet at the same time, in some ways it doesn't seem to be as vital as it once was. It seems to be just another entertainment option or lifestyle enhancement aid or something.

Contradiction, Enhancement, Facts, Option, Same, Way

Pulp existed for 12 years before we got famous. Now, you could say that was just lack of imagination, but it's some kind of quality isn't it? Tenacity. You could also say it was sloth.

Imagination, Say, Sloth, Years

If you get involved in music expecting to make a living out of it, then you've picked the wrong thing to do. That shouldn't really be in your mind.

Expecting, Get Involved, Living, Make, Mind, Wrong

I don't really care what someone's background is; creativity can come from any background.

Background, Backgrounds, Care, Come, Creativity

Often people poopoo melody as if it's a cheap trick to make people like things, but in my experience it's the hardest part of the tune, to find something that doesn't immediately remind you of something that's happened before.

People, Melody, Experience, Remind, Cheap, Hardest

I don't think people should abuse the fact that they are in showbiz. You still have to be human. I think that's the point. Showbiz is about showing human things - just amplified, that's all. And when it gets too much into, "Hey, we're part of the showbiz club and we can do what we want," it turns me off and I hate it.

Amplified, Gets, Hate, Part, People, Thinking

Anyone who thinks they're sexy needs their head checked.

Checked, Head, Needs, Sexy, Thinking

I am proud, and more than a little excited, to be asked to work with Faber in an editorial capacity. It is my dearest hope that we will produce some fantastic books together.

Asked, Book, Hope, Proud, Together, Work

I do want to have that feeling that people are actively involved in something, rather than just consuming something. I suppose that's what it comes down to, because it's such a dominant capitalist society, everything becomes a consumer product. And I don't think that's really appropriate to the creative arts, really.

Art, Consuming, Creative, Dominant, People, Thinking

In some ways, I always thought you're better off behaving like a rock star when you're a normal person. Because if you do it as a rock star, you'll end up in the papers and your life will be made a misery.

Misery, Paper, Rocks, Star, Stars, Ways

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