Quotes from Shaun Ryder

I didn't learn the alphabet until I was 28 and could only learn that when someone told me to sing it.

If I put anything negative in me then it seems to amplify the situation. I have to think positive.

I've been asked to write my autobiography, but I've not been interested.

I've not stopped drinking, I'm not a born again one of them, we just don't have booze in the house.

I was a pretty straight kid when I was 15 - there was no drunk or drugs.

When I was at school you never heard the word 'ADHD.' We didn't even hear 'dyslexic' at school. There was really nothing on offer. It wasn't on the planet as far as we were concerned.

I've had a few alien encounters.

Me and my dad have exactly the same head and nose.

I wasn't interested in anything at school apart from making sure I had the latest fashion on my body and making sure that I had a bit of dollar.

We really wanted to be rock 'n' roll, so we became rock 'n' roll, and really good at it, but you pick up loads of layers and you completely forget who you are and what you are.