Money talks

“I’m nearly 50, I want to have good times, not s*** times. I’d love to get off my t*ts all the time, but I can’t handle it. And bills have to be paid.” Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher (pictured) on why he’s had to give up wild parties, quoted in The Sunday Times

“In finance I earned low to mid six figures, but it’s a grind and you’re selling part of your soul. It doesn’t compare with being in a nightclub, playing music you love for other people, and to be the centre of attention and paid to be drunk.” Olympic snowboarder Benjamin Alexander on why he gave up his job in finance to become a DJ when young, quoted in The Daily Telegraph

“When Jackass got on TV, there were a handful of people who were like: ‘Oh, he sold out.’ I’m like: ‘F*** you! I sold out years ago’. I was advertising Dentyne Ice gum, Taco Bell, whatever I could do to support my family.” Johnny Knoxville, star of the Jackass films, quoted in The Guardian

“There’s such a big increase in salary from being an MP – currently about £82,000 – to what you get in Cabinet, around £130,000. I have never sought to earn much money outside Parliament: a little bit, but not much. So that big salary jump was quite noticeable.” Former trade secretary Liam Fox, quoted in The Mail on Sunday

“I always feel like I was scrapping from the bottom. Always. I always felt like I wasn’t the one that was supposed to be in the room. That’s part of being Puerto Rican and from the Bronx and a woman. You know what I mean? All of that stuff. Not being born into a family with money. Not knowing anybody in the business.” Singer and actor Jennifer Lopez, quoted in Rolling Stone magazine