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

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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. "

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

" 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. "

" When you write on the road, you are restricted to the instruments around you, whereas in the studio, you can plug anything in and try it. "

" We really believe in our music, and it's still heartening to know that it's appreciated, and that's what sticks. "

" 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 could have foreseen the success of 'Babel.' It's not like banjo records were soaring up the charts, you know. "

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

" A lot of the time, if you go into an arena, they're pretty uninspiring. But we try to create an atmosphere. "

" 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.' "

" We're a restless bunch, and we have a lot of energy - we're never going to stand still. "

" We always try to make each record a snapshot of the band at that time. "

" We don't read a lot of what people say about us. "

" 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. "

" I don't know many artists who've managed to go a career without bringing these things up. Saying the word 'God,' 'Jesus' - it happens in a million rock songs. "

" I play the drums really, really badly. "

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

" 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. "

" As humans, we're such a discontented species. We're always trying to further ourselves, and you get all the way to the moon, and then it's just discontent. You want to go to Mars. "

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

" 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.' "

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

" 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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" Can't cook. Can't, I dunno, do paperwork. I don't know, what else can't we do? I'm not to be trusted with other people's animals. "