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

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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. "

" Being a bass player in a band without a drummer for seven, eight years has been kind of weird. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Touring is something I do really well. "

" We'd never thought we'd get to travel so extensively, meet our heroes, and collaborate with so many people. "

" 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. "

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

" In December 2010, we embarked on a slightly strange tour of India. We played every kind of gig you could imagine over two weeks, from sports bars to hotel bars to a beautiful outdoor amphitheatre. "

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

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

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

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

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

" You leave school, work terrible jobs to pay rent, and that's when you start finding your way in music and forming bands. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" I play the drums really, really badly. "