Nobody starts a band to make friends; you do it because of the music.

Everyone tries to research your background. I have a real fear of celebrity and exposing my real self.

After a while, you start to believe that your opinions are more valid than everyone else's. It can be hard to be humble about making really good music; you really believe that you're a savior to music. That's why bands don't like each other.

It's frustrating that people attribute something to certain songs and that's not what they're about at all.

Youth is so cynical. There's never anything to believe in as a teen.

I never understood the low art/high art distinction.

Patriotism is a joke in the UK.