Quotes by Julian Cope

I actually think I'm quite a harmonious artist in terms of what I'm doing, I would always prefer to be in harmony with what's going on. I'm so rarely in harmony that I can't complain when I am so, you know, in that case I would just be cantankerous for the sake of it, wouldn't I, being out of step for the sake of being out of step.

I think you can have the greatest lyrics in the world and if it doesn't have the best tune in the world it will suck. I mean if the music wasn't important it would just be a poem.

The people who make history are not the people who make it who are there but the people who make it and then write about it.

I realize myself that hate wastes a lot of time and energy and I would rather re-direct any energy that I have to good and positive use.