I only discovered electronic music as a teenager and I still love the Prodigy and Massive Attack.

I love getting into a studio with a bunch of friends. When the day's done, we've made something. We recognize that we're from different walks of the music industry, and there's no reason we shouldn't be collaborating. That's what I'm trying to create with thenewno2 - a sense of community.

I could never just play in a pub in front of four people because I would have had all the press turn up. That way, you don't get to build up naturally. It makes the work feel unnatural, and puts a lot of unnatural pressure on you.

Once I started to get older, my father would say, 'You look more like George Harrison than I do'

My job description is... being enthusiastic.

It was a relief to be able to do my own band, because I was very responsible for all this amazing music I didn't want to mess up before.

Im still getting used to being called a composer. A poseur, maybe.