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" I think we're all guilty of it as British citizens: if something gets big, we go, 'Ugh.' "

Winston Marshall

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" Somebody told me about a band that works out their whole set as if it was one song. They learn the whole set as one piece, so they know how the dynamics of it work. It's really difficult to do, and you can only really do it while you're on tour, as being in a rehearsal studio is not the same as being on stage in front of an audience. "

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" We look at our albums as stand-alone pieces of art and also as adverts for our live shows. "

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" It's always great to see grey hairs in a crowd; people who are older have been to a lot more gigs than the kids; they've seen everything, so seeing them in the crowd means we've earned their applause. "

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" I regret a couple of wardrobe decisions. "

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" I play banjo, and in Britain, it's easy to get away with playing banjo because you don't often see it on U.K. stages. In America, people know when you're a good banjo player, so I was really nervous about playing out there. But we actually went down really well. "

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" We're a pretty emotional bunch. You know, someone doesn't say hello to you one day and you're like, 'I cannot believe the gall!' "

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" I'm a modern-day renaissance man. "

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" The thing about Nashville that's amazing is everyone plays... so you don't meet up for a drink, you meet up for a pick. It's an incredibly creative town, just bubbling with energy. "

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" If you can't pigeon-hole yourself, who can you pigeon-hole? "

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" Banjos, dobros, and acoustic guitars are not our first instruments. "

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" When we first started touring, we were going to these towns we'd never otherwise go to, never otherwise see, and that's sort of why we like being in a band. But we started playing these bigger rooms and not even seeing the towns. "

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" Elton John is an absolute lad. He's a hero. "

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" We formed the band because we wanted to tour. That was our common interest. "

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" Some people like the same thing forever, but I don't know. We kind of, like, listen to loads of different stuff, and our attention spans aren't good enough. So there was a bit of frustration when you're, like, having to play the same thing all the time because we play all, like, loads of different instruments. "

Winston Marshall

" The day we struggle to enjoy what we do and just get the gig over with we'll quit. "

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" We were copying lots of bands, like Avett Brothers and Old Crow Medicine Show. "

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" You write in songs what you're too scared to write in real life, and then you sing the songs to loads of people instead of telling it to the person you should be telling it to... Songs are a great way of dealing with those issues but kind of a coward's way as well. "

Winston Marshall

" Banjos are used in Celtic, English folk music and obviously American music. But not that much in pop music. But it's more versatile than people realise it to be. It's a beautiful instrument, very rhythmic and melodic. You can do anything with it. "

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" It must be tiring being Bob Dylan for the past 50 years. People act like he's not even human, which must be hard work. Every room he walks into just goes quiet. "

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" Once you're out there in front of people, I don't think there's any choice than to just give it your all. "

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" I want to bring UCB to England. We don't have anything like it. "

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" The New Lost City Ramblers are a very good comparison, actually. They really took the music seriously, and we take the music very seriously. But we don't take ourselves seriously at all. "

Winston Marshall

" We're all big fans of bluegrass. "

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" Irish people never think we're Irish. Americans think we're European or French. "

Winston Marshall

" Every day is a learning day. "

Winston Marshall

" We're not, like, hard men. "

Winston Marshall

" England's just very cynical. "

Winston Marshall

" Class is a big issue here. And some people get picked on more than others. I think we probably do. I mean, it doesn't help that we wear waistcoats and tweed the whole time. But there is a reverse snobbishness in England towards that sort of stuff. And I think that's one of the reasons we really enjoy America, 'cos we're classless. "

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" I think that's why so many school bands start on guitars: because they hide their mistakes with the distortion. "

Winston Marshall

" I cut off my dreadlocks, but I couldn't face throwing them away. They were so hard to grow, man. There's a lot of work goes into those things. Some people keep a diary or a photo album to remind them of their past lives - well, I've got hair. Who knows? One day, maybe my grandchildren might want to see it. "

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