'Simon Hattenstone talks with Jarvis Cocker on fame and excess' the phrase 'be careful what you wish for, lest it come true' is applicable to a lot more things in life than just being a famous singer.
plus, i love this: He recently went on a trip to the Arctic with 40 artists and spent the weeks beforehand worrying how he would cope socially. In the end he enjoyed it, and he has determined to become more sociable. "I've been going out a lot more. You have to try yourself out on other people, don't you?" I ask him if his wife, the French stylist Camille Bidault-Waddington, thinks he's antisocial? "She thinks I'm a bit autistic, basically."