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" 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. "

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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. "

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

" 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.' "

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

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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" 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! "

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

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

" Touring is something I do really well. "

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

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

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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. "

" You look at the instrumentation, and you can't really argue that we set out with commercial aspirations. Banjos and things like that are not part of some formula for global success. But it felt right, and I think there's some value to purity of intention. "

" 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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" We were thrilled when we were nominated for best new artist at the Grammys, but we were even more so when they asked us to play live. "

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

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