Pulp-related Quotes

Question :: How much did the large-breasted woman accosting you at the Shelter charity football match affect your game?

Jarvis :: "The nearest I came to scoring that day."

When Pulp were being filmed at a festival... Glastonbury, I think.. This is some film guy talking :: "When we went to film Jarvis, we took along a make-up girl. She said 'Would you like any powder before we start filming?' He said 'No thanks, I'm happy with my wine.'"

When Jarvis was asked how it feels to be a sex-symbol :: "It hasn't always been like this. They didn't used to write on my school reports 'Jarvis could do better in this subject.. and he's a sex god.'"

Question :: Are you a positive role-model for young men today?

Jarvis :: "Yes. If people work out enough, they could have a physique like mine."

Russell :: "Jarvis brought his girlfriend round for dinner once. He bought this chicken, which was black. And he's saying 'Are chickens generally this colour raw?' and I'm like 'Well no Jarvis, they're generally more pink.' Anyway we sat down to eat and Jarvis brought in these potatoes and lettuce. So we're waiting for the rest of the food to arrive. But it never came. That was it."

When Jarvis was asked what the strangest present he received in 1994 :: "I got a pair of red, synthetic satin women's pants through the post the other day with a phone number on. That was quite strange. I haven't tried the phone number. In times of stress I may."

Candidan :: "..I really like the group, I'm glad I'm not in a crap one.."

Russell :: "Trying to teach Jarvis to drive was very frightening, he hadn't mastered the hill-start and we tended to roll backwards at a very fast rate. And the exhaust fumes used to come inside the vehicle a lot, which accounts for a certain kind of braincell loss in the '80's."

Jarvis' first memory, when he was 2 & a half, after Saskia's birth :: "My mum was breast-feeding her in bed, and I wanted to have a go. I couldn't understand why my mother wouldn't let me. I felt really left out. And that set me ona path I've never really strayed from, I guess."