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" Most people overcome something terrible at some point in their lives. "
Ted Dwane
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" I think it's a great story, the story of Babel. I think anyone can direct it as an analogy for a lot of different situations. "
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" We were proud of our first two records, but the parameters were pretty narrow. We didn't have full drums, for example. There were just so many limitations to that setup, and we really fully explored them. "
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" Ninety percent of the time, I'm sitting in a bus driving through some place like the Colorado mountains and thinking, 'Wow, we're not in a pub in London anymore.' "
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" It's impossible to tell how you're perceived. I think it's important not to think about it too much, because it really means nothing. Some people think we're a rock band, and that's ridiculous, and the idea of us being a folk band - you sit in a pub in Ireland and hear those guys play, and you're like, 'Yeah, we're definitely not a folk band.' "
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" We have big limitations by not having a drummer. It instantly informs a lot of our musical decisions when it comes to writing. What we end up coming out with is not very cerebral music. "
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" We really believe in our music, and it's still heartening to know that it's appreciated, and that's what sticks. "
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" As soon as we started playing sports arenas, we thought how great it would be if we could instead play to 25,000 people in our own way - a way we can control it so there's not all kinds of company branding around the show - and do it in a way that celebrates the community. "
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Sports
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" We're obviously a London band, and British at heart. "
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" A lot of the time, if you go into an arena, they're pretty uninspiring. But we try to create an atmosphere. "
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" We wouldn't last a year on the road playing music that we didn't love. "
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" You leave school, work terrible jobs to pay rent, and that's when you start finding your way in music and forming bands. "
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" We kind of are Okies at heart. I don't really know what an Okie is, but I feel like one. "
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