Big Shows Are More Like Events And

The Song Dakota Was First Written In Paris. I Was Doing A Promo Trip. It Was Snowing And The Hotel Room Was Really Cold And Boring And For Some Reason I Just Had A Go Of The Guitar And The Song Came Pretty Quick.

If You Repeat What You Did In The Last Tour, The Likelihood Is It's Not Gonna Be Successful Twice. People Are Nostalgic About A Particular Record, Because It's About The Time When They Were Listening To That Record. But If You Do It Again, They're Like, I'm Not That Guy Anymore.

I Heard The Bloc Party Record Japan Before It Came Out In The Uk As They Are On The V2 Record Label. I Think It Has A Great Vibe And Has Great Songs. I Also Think The Kings Of Leon Are Right Up My Street.

It's A Completely Different Way Of Working When You Have Your Own Place For Recording. It's Like If You Were A Painter, And You Do Loads Of Painting, And You Just Pick Which Paintings You Want To Exhibit. It's A Much Nicer, Freer Way Of Making Work; You're Not Limited To Anything, And You Can Make These Cool, Weird Little Albums.

I Don't Have A Special Place Or Ritual For Writing Songs, Basically I Write Songs Whenever An Idea Hits Me, In My Hotel Room, On The Road, In The Plane.