Quote by Jarvis Cocker
As a shy kid growing up in Sheffield, I fantasized about how it wo

As a shy kid growing up in Sheffield, I fantasized about how it would be great to be famous so I wouldnt actually have to talk to people and feel awkward. And of course, as we all know from fairy stories, when you achieve that ambition, you find out you dont want it. – Jarvis Cocker

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I think basically becoming famous has taken the place of going to Heaven in modern society, hasnt it? Thats the place where your dreams will come true. Its an act of faith now they think thats going to sort things out. – Jarvis Cocker

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Every woman Ive had a relationship with has found this maddening the fact that I will talk about anything on the stage, and reveal all this stuff, and yet when Im at home, I clam up and wont discuss anything intimate or personal. – Jarvis Cocker

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Theres the famous thing that the A&ampR man from the record company is supposed to do: Hes supposed to come into the studio and listen to the songs youve been recording and then say, Guys, I dont hear any singles. And then everybody falls into a terrible depression because you have to write one. – Jarvis Cocker

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I dont have many famous friends, really, except Simon Cowell. – Leona Lewis

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The one thing youve got to say about Columbia is that it has courses that are famous. It has alumni who come back and say it was the best thing they ever did. – William Scott

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But I didnt ask to have somebody nose around in my private life. I didnt even ask to be famous. All I asked was to be able to earn a living making people laugh. – Carol Burnett

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When I wasnt famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started to play football. – Mario Balotelli

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