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

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.

When you start becoming a pop star, you think, Hold on a second, maybe my life is different now - maybe all these people that I thought of as celebrities are going to be normal, and when I walk into a room I'm going to be really cool and so is everyone else. But that's not what happens at all - I was awkward, and then I just retreated from any social engagement for about a year.

I'm used to writing short stories, which is primarily what I like to read.

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

There's a lot that's happened in my life that maybe I didn't want to happen, but I suppose it's led me to exactly where I am now.

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.