Traditionally, lots of vagrants and unemployable characters wind up working in kitchens.

I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty.

You can't write for the cultural environment - if you do that, by the time it comes out, that cultural environment has passed. You have to be aiming for something that's original - that's the only way you can have any kind of impact.

I have always been fascinated by the concept of the villain and the hero being in one person.

I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds.

Boredom or being sick of what you've done before is a big part of being in a band.

You're letting such a fragile side of yourself out when you're creating or writing music. To do that with people who are almost strangers would seem very strange to me. I think that we're very lucky that we're quite close. To us, it's almost like the band is the grandest possible adventure you can go on with your friends. It's really really exciting.