It was always very important for us that we presented ourselves as a band, because it's a three-part writing process and it's a three-part decision making process, it's not two producer guys and a girl that sings the songs. It's startling how many people make that assumption.
Lauren MayberryA good song to one person could just be something mediocre to somebody else. It's always strange thinking about how songs connect with people.
Lauren MayberryI'd rather work with a grassroots organization than in politics. I'm not sure I'd be the best politician because I don't think I'm good about tactfully tiptoeing around questions in the right way.
Lauren MayberryI think in reading a few sentences of text you can just tell the tone, and that's something I love in prose writers.
Lauren MayberryInternet has been really amazing, and I think it's a place of great passion, creativity, and knowledge.
Lauren MayberryEveryone's [ me, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty] equally involved in all the writing. Normally we'll start with a sample or a drumbeat, or a synth sound or something like that, and that will spark the initial idea. And then we'll write an instrumental sketch of a song, and then we put on a nonsense vocal melody, which is always my favourite bit because it obviously sounds amazing.
Lauren Mayberry