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" The trick to techno, as a connoisseur, is that you got to do two things: keep your hands down and your mouth shut. "

Winston Marshall

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" Technically, I suppose I was following all the right behavior patterns of a trustafarian. "

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

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" I don't understand how those old bands did it. We worked out early on that if we did three gigs in a row and went out afterwards, we'd lose our voices. We know our limits. "

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" I regret a couple of wardrobe decisions. "

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" 2014 was a pretty bad year for me. Quite a lot of loss. "

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" We're in a long line of English people pretending to be Americans and not being as good as Americans. "

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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 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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" 'Babel' is a continuation of a project; it's not like now we are more theatrical. We've grown up, seen places, been places, and that is shown in this album. "

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" Simian Mobile Disco changed my life. They put me onto the EDM world. Although they would hate that term, they're more techno. "

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

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" This is how people are going to listen to music now - streaming. So diversify as a band. It doesn't mean selling your songs to adverts. "

Winston Marshall

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

Winston Marshall

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

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" We get accused of inauthenticity because we play the instruments we play. "

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" We know what we like in music, and we got into music to try and give back what we got out of it. "

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

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" Banjos are funny instruments. They can get pretty irritating. "

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" Every day is a learning day. "

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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. "

Winston Marshall

" 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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" England's just very cynical. Like I am. Like we all are. "

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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!' "

Winston Marshall

" We're not all Christian, so we can't be a Christian band. "

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. "

Winston Marshall

" We called ourselves Mumford & Sons because we liked the idea of an old-fashioned, family-owned store. "

Winston Marshall

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

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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