A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.

Arty. To me the word's got as much venom associated with it as 'wacky'.

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

There's a character that I play onstage, and I can't let him loose in the supermarket when I'm buying my beans on toast.

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

Surely every band wants to be a pivotal point in history.

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