Before our albums are released I feel like we still own it, that we have control over our music. But once it's out there in the world it's no longer ours.

There's a reason why people who've had bad relationships with their parents listen to angry stuff.

I think that the fact that a relationship becomes public is a bit of a bummer. Because it can distract from the real reason why you're together, which is that you just like each other.

In America idea of freedom isn't actually about freedom. That's about power. The point of an artist is to find out what are the flavors that I must work with. Finding one's freedom is about surrendering to your helplessness.

I think it's part of being English, particularly if you are middle-class - you're always looking to be reminded that you are no good and you are always actually embarrassed about being successful.

Anything that we think is incredible and beautiful and wonderful, we ascribe to something that we don't know what it is.

You can never say you're big - I don't think you can ever take anything like that for granted.