Quote by Jarvis Cocker
I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield, England, which

I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield, England, which is where Im from. I wouldnt move back there, but its funny when you spend a bit of time in the place where you were brought up. You kind of realize how that place has had quite a big effect on you or made you a certain way. – Jarvis Cocker

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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 always thought that I might retire from any form of sexuality by the age of 40 and just become a dignified older person. – Jarvis Cocker

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Pulp existed for 12 years before we got famous. Now, you could say that was just lack of imagination, but its some kind of quality isnt it? Tenacity. You could also say it was sloth. – Jarvis Cocker

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