Rock Profile (1999–2009)

Jamie Theakston: Jamie Theakston

Quotes 

• Presenter : If "Parklife" was considered Damon's album, "13" was very much percieved as your album. Would that be -

  Graham Coxon : [interupts]  It's not my fault! Nobody showed me how to work the machines! D'you press record and play or is it just record? And I had to play it all on my own!

  Presenter : What about Dave and Alex?

  Graham Coxon : They wouldn't come in because I play with matches.

• Presenter : So you played all the instruments yourself?

  Graham Coxon : Yeah, but I never knew how a lot of 'em worked. I spent weeks trying to blow into the piano.

  Graham Coxon : [blows repeatedly]  Then all the instruments started talking about me behind me back.

• Presenter : Do you still see much of Bob Geldof? There's obviously the Irish connection there.

  Bono : No, to be honest, I don't like him. I think he's very mean.

• Benny Andersson : Not a lot of people realize our songs are political.

  Presenter : What, like "Dancing Queen?"

  Benny Andersson : Yeah, this is about the fall of communism.

  Presenter : I always thought it was about a dancing queen...

  Benny Andersson : It's a metaphor, dum-dum.

  Björn Ulvaeus : What do you think "Mamma Mia" is about?

  Presenter : Mummies?

  Björn Ulvaeus : Vietnam.

  Presenter : "The Winner Takes It All?"

  Björn Ulvaeus : Jimmy Tarbuck.

  Presenter : "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A Man After Midnight?"

  Benny Andersson : This is your own private business, we cannot procure men for you.

• Lee : [annoyed]  Do you know who I am?

  Presenter : You're Lee from Steps.

  Lee : Oh, I thought I was H.

  H : [confused]  No, I H.

  Lee : Well, who's Lisa, then?

  H : The fat one.

  Lee : I said we should have badges with our names on!