Some people are better at seeing things through to a logical conclusion as far as copying things they like from other people's records; they understand what Brian Eno did and they just do it.

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."

I find it really disappointing and cheap when someone's copied the whole drum sound from a record.

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.

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

When you're making the record, you're not thinking about an audience, but you still need them and you want them.

Some people are better at seeing things through to a logical conclusion as far as copying things they like from other people's records; they understand what Brian Eno did and they just do it.