Good Pop, Bad Pop Quotes

“Because the idea that a culture could reveal more of itself through its throwaway items than through its supposedly revered artefacts was fascinating to me. Still is.”
― Jarvis Cocker, Good Pop, Bad Pop

“Actually – don’t think about it (that would be defeating the object): FEEL it. FEEL the bass travelling through your body & telling you how & when to move. The human brain has been put in its proper place: on an equal footing with the other major organs. It’s no longer bossing everyone else around. All on a level playing field. Or preferably, a level dance floor. We move as one. & we can now discover a new version of ourselves: the Night Version.”
― Jarvis Cocker, Good Pop, Bad Pop

“was more ‘impromptu daytime chemistry class’ than ‘Good evening, Wembley!’ & then the band ‘burst’ on to the stage wearing a set of pensioners’ curtains. In broad daylight. In front of the whole school. Complete & utter humiliation. The memory still makes me shudder. & it was all downhill from there.”
― Jarvis Cocker, Good Pop, Bad Pop