There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.

Being in a band didn't buy me my beans on toast!

No matter what you do, if you're trying to create something new, your environment has a massive impact on you.

Of course, there's a certain type of person who feels that anything which becomes mainstream has to be rejected immediately. And that's part of the indie-alternative snobbery and hierarchy and elitism.

There are loads of bands I'd love to produce.

I want to change and try new ideas - allowing your sonic identity to evolve in your music and not being afraid of that. You see musicians hit upon something that works, and then go, "Let's keep doing that for 10 years." And that idea kind of terrifies me a little bit. It becomes like a day job then.

There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.