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“Going into 2012 that was probably our hardest year, our touring really dived off and we had a bit of hard financial times."

"That I’m in a band with guys who think about playing music like a ten-year-old would think about Christmas, that’s one of my favourite things.”

"To be honest, it wasn’t really a conscious decision. In terms of my own musical knowledge and stuff. I actually made the decision to start learning to sing a couple of years ago."

“It still doesn’t feel like a real job to me and I’d like to maintain that attitude as long as possible.”

“That idea of there being something after death is something I find interesting, but at the same time intellectually I find it difficult accepting that."

“This record’s just coming out, so I don’t want to be obnoxious and start talking about the next one, but I’ve been thinking about it obsessively…"

"Without wanting to be too cheesy with it, I definitely feel there’s a lot more unity with our performance as a five-piece"

"When we’re together we tend to sit around for a long time enjoying each other’s company. We get drunk, is what I’m trying to say,”

“We surfed, we ate well and played all night... We had to find a way to get the buzz again and it worked."

“All those harmonies and those chord progressions. They are something I get so much pleasure out of.”

"I’m defined by the band, it’s what I do and I can’t imagine that being a transient thing and moving around."

"Once you’ve figured out that [being in a band is] a piece of piss, you couldn’t have any more fun in the world.”