We've finished our debut album which has 14 tracks. We're very proud of the release and can't wait for people to hear it.

I think I couldn't give myself any advice apart from just do exactly what I want.

When I was young I was one of those kids that got pulled onstage at a Green Day concert. That was pretty awesome.

We try to make the sound hold as much relevance as it does on the record you know, we don't try and interpret it in a different way.

Its quite there sonically; a strong representation of what the songs on our records are like. It's very loud and our set is based around containing as much energy and dynamics as possible.

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.

As I tell my intro creative writing students, after reading someone you love, wait at least an hour before starting to write.