Growing up, I was obsessed with Michael Jackson. I saw him at Wembley when I was 7 years old, it was my first proper show. He was like a god to me.

Everything that we've ever done has led up to this moment, so I presume there's a certain intricacy in that.

Everything's immediately diminished. That's why there's no real rock stars anymore. People are too accessible.

I'm writing songs that connect to millions of people. And that happens for a reason. I don't really worry too much about people who aren't into it because that's the beauty of music. It's subjective. If every single person in the world loved our music, then that'd be weird.

So many characters are governed by the consequences of their actions, and I wanted to have a character who is the exact opposite.

We like to juxtapose our music with a more dour aesthetic.

I'm not reading any novels right now, though not for lack of trying. Unless they're really good, my attention in most novels tends to sputter out after a hundred pages or so - an awful admission for someone who is trying to write one, but it's true.