That happens quite a lot in Hot Chip - you can let go of something that was originally essential to the creation of a song.

We're still making Hot Chip records whilst doing these other things, so why not just try and make music you enjoy making rather than being tied down by things? It would just be crazy to not allow people to make music.

For me, the audience is the most important thing in the whole chain, so finding out how they respond to things is a learning curve at all times.

Starting out, I remember being on the same bill with other bands, and I always thought they were so much better because they were rehearsed and had all their moves down and they sounded really tight.

I was listening to a lot more folk music. I love the sound of acoustic guitars but I didn't want to be that person standing up there strumming away.

When a band first comes along, they should be confusing and doing something people don't accept. You don't want the first reaction to just be, "Oh, I get that."

In the recording process, sometimes people feel that there isn't a space for them to contribute.