"Getting measured for suits and being constantly asked for tickets is all part and parcel of being in the FA Cup Final," the Liverpool captain told the club's official website.
"I've had people on from school who I haven't spoken to for ten years and they're not just asking for one ticket – they're after four or five!
"Sorting everyone out with tickets is an impossible job so I've just changed my mobile phone number! As for the suits I'm not really bothered what the suits look like – so long as they're not cream!
"There a lot of things going on in the week leading up to the game, such as media days and that, but as a player that stuff is not important. What's most important for us as individuals is getting ourselves right so that we're ready for the game on Saturday.
"As captain it's my responsibility to help the boys as much as I can during this time. We've experienced the FA Cup Final build-up before, in 2001, and we've just got to take this experience into Saturday's final.
"It's a bit different this time because West Ham are the underdogs. We'll give them a load of respect but we are going there to do the job."