Carl Barat: "The Stones were content to make the blasphemous claim that 'It's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it'. No Mick, it's too important for flippancy; it's life 'n' death and everything in between."
...as well as Michael Palin, Stephen Fry, Paul Merton, Eddie Izzard, Pamela Des Barres, James Spader, Lupen Crook, Withnail & "I", Andreas Johnson and Carl Dalemo.
My shortlist of favourites, almost in order...
The Beautiful South
The Housemartins
Biscuit Boy (aka Crackerman)
BARENAKED LADIES
TURISMO
LUPEN CROOK
Franz Ferdinand
Squeeze
The Jam
Homespun
THE TALKS
Secret Machines
JOSH RITTER
The Postal Service
Muse
STARS
The Cardigans
THEA GILMORE
The Delgados
FIVE O'CLOCK HEROES
Rufus Wainwright
SHINDIGG
Killers
The Coral
Seachange
FONDA 500 (live)
MG Greaves & Lonesome Too
Grand Drive
Kasabian
We Are Scientists
Edible 5ft Smiths/Matt Edible/Holy Orders
The Holloways, Ok Go,Hot Hot Heat, Manic Street Preachers, The Kinks,THOMAS TRUAX (live), The Favours, The No Nothings, Maximo Park, Marble Valley, White Stripes, Bright Eyes, Pull Tiger Tail, The Shins, Razorlight, Ray Davies, 59 VIOLETS, The Broken Family Band, Tom Ritchie, Last People On Earth (live), Steve Reed, Pavement, The Dirty Dreamers, Sam Brown (amazing live), Dolly Parton, Paisley Riot, Fatboy Slim, The Strokes, No Doubt, The Libertines, Hard-Fi, Duke Special, IST, The Prodigy, Robbie Williams (yes, seriously), The Cribs, A Girl Called Eddy, Black Wire, Andreas Johnson, Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters, Radiohead, Mosquito Fleet, The Landau's, John Mayer and of course CrackTown.
Plus loads more. Not Art Brut though. They're not ironic, they're just shit.
* The Holy Grail
* Donnie Darko
* The Constant Gardener
* Amelie
* Robin Hood - Men In Tights
* Life Of Brian
* Goldeneye
* View To A Kill
* Empire Records
* American Beauty
* Lord Of The Rings
* The Secretary
* Goldmember
* Fight Club
* Scrubs
* Teachers
* Lost
* Spooks
* Shameless
* Buffy The Vampire Slayer (!)
* Q.I.
* Never Mind The Buzzcocks
* The Simpsons
* Neighbours. (gotta love Neighbours...)
* Top Gear
* ...and anything else with Jeremy Clarkson
Never trust anyone who says they don't like The Simpsons.
* Anything by Pamela Des Barres
* Last Orders At The Liars' Bar - Mike Pattendon
* Blades Business Crew - Steve Cowens
* Anything by Norman Thelwell (if cartoons count)
Some bloke from Hull.
Steve Irwin.