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" Our spiritual home is definitely the U.K., but we have such a breadth of influence, and America's a huge part of that, as I think it is for most bands. "

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" We never could have foreseen the success of 'Babel.' It's not like banjo records were soaring up the charts, you know. "

" We have this spirit that's just uncrushable. "

" We've always imagined ourselves as a rock band. We've always been a rock band playing the wrong instruments. "

" We don't sing about eating local produce or growing beards or anything like that. It's funny to find yourself in a position where people associate you with things that are completely arbitrary to your songs. "

" I play the drums really, really badly. "

" Without a drummer, you've got that sort of running, chicken-chasing, rhythmic thing happening with the banjo in the top end - it's what gives our music a lot of its momentum, a lot of its energy. "

" Self-awareness is something that we actually actively avoid. "

" We're not the first band who went to public school. "

" We don't make music except for the joy of making music, really - and meeting people and sharing ideas. "

" None of us had really any interest in doing a sort of 'Babel 2.' "

" Self-awareness is one of the biggest enemies to creativity. "

" It's strange to think about the scathing reviews 'Sigh No More' got and then consider that we could win best album a year or so later. "

" We never thought we'd be commercially viable, and we were proved wrong. "

" 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. "

" If you told me in the '90s that I'd be in a chart battle with Green Day, I probably would have just laughed at you. "

" People don't really need to question our sincerity when it comes to our songs. "

" 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.' "

" When we made the first album, it was meant to be a snapshot of Mumford & Sons in 2009. "

" We don't want to be as big as Oasis! "

" 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. "

" Because we are four creative people - four writers - there was no way that we were ever going to be satiated doing the same thing over and again. Change was inevitable for us. And a very natural thing. "

" Whether people jump up and down when they see us or are completely quiet, it just feels really good that they're connecting. "

" We wouldn't last a year on the road playing music that we didn't love. "

" There's definitely a negative correlation between the higher the profile and the enjoyment of the gig. "

" There's not a lot to hide behind when you make the sort of music we make. "

" There's a point with every record we've made that the album starts to assert its identity, and I think that's kind of what happened with 'The Wolf.' "

" We're obviously a London band, and British at heart. "

" Touring is something I do really well. "

" I was a bass guitarist first before I started playing double bass - and I only started playing it because my teacher said I'd get twice as much work, as there's not enough players out there. "

" Sticking to our guns creatively is the only way we'll ever survive as a band and be happy. "