Quotes

I'm a compulsive liar. I don't even know myself when I'm lying, so it's very confusing

I can be really nice or I can be really, really evil

Music is magic. It's my favourite drug: it really has an effect on me mentally and physically. It's such a rush

If you want consistency, go to a jukebox

Songs have a beginning, a middle and an end. Well, when we're lazy, they don't have a middle.

We like cookies... But we don't like grapes

[When asked if he smokes pot] I don't see how anyone could smoke pot every day and still have any sanity left in their brain. I almost find that insulting.

Oh! I can't explain it, I can't explain it! I've opened this can of worms and now there's all worms hanging out and it looks really ugly!

The songs are about the sun... and there's one about the rain... We wanna keep it simple - we're not that smart!

Love. It's too hard. That's why I listen to music.

Songs have a beginning, a middle and an end. Well, when we're lazy, they don't have a middle.

When asked what he would like on his tombstone: "Craig Nicholls is a compulsive liar. I can't believe anybody took anything he said seriously. And there should be a statue of [Depeche Mode's] Dave Gahan without his shirt on, inscribed sleep in peace, my dark angel."

I think I'm a good flier, in that I've never been in a plane that's gone down.

I always say to the other guys, if you want to throw a TV out of a hotel room window, then do it just before you leave the hotel, because there might be something you want to watch.

I'm like a fish in Water. When I'm on a boat I want to be on a bicycle.

If you want consistency, go to a jukebox" - when asked about the "inconsistencies" of his live performances

I think it's good to keep your feet on the floor instead of up in the sky, cause that's where your head should be

In a mad world, it is the mad who are sane

I may be barking mad, but at least I'm no sap

[About the cover of The Vines first album Highly Evolved that he made] "I think it's a mystical fantasy world I've created".