We shot it on blue screen, so it was this great big ugly, metal, weird, jerky horse-thing that Brad Pitt had sat on.
They seem to have these personalities that are very generic and so I can`t really relate to them. I suppose I can`t really relate to it on a personal level at all, because you never really understand where the personal comes into what they do.
People say that sort of thing and I just think, nah,
It`s like they`re a separate identity to the whole music and imagery,
I think I heard it once on Top Of The Pops and thought it was very bland,
On a creative level, I think the songs are simpler in that they`re more direct. To be commercially successful just means (your music) has reached more people, which I suppose is a good thing.
I thought what everyone thinks when they first meet Will,
But what`s great about working with Will is that I was so bored of working with people who seemed to be much more interested in what was cool or fashionable. Will is very open-minded and even though he`s classically trained, he`s the only person I`ve ever met that I feel I can relate to musically. He understands how I think about music and vice-versa.
Always have sunglasses with you. They`re great for when you can`t be bothered to put make-up on.
I remember everyone made this big deal out of it,