I'm Not A Betting Man.

The Culture's Changed Massively. The Kids Are Different, With The Phones And Stuff. Even If You Like A Song, You Don't Really Know Who The Artists Are, It's A Lot More Faceless, It's A Lot Less Tribal. When We Were Growing Up It Was Much More Tribal - It Was Rock, It Was Grunge. Now People Like Songs, [but] They Don't Necessarily Know The Song's Origins. I Don't Know How You Would Feel Angry At The World, Or Distressed, Because Most People Are Constantly Distracted Or Consumed.

It's A Completely Different Way Of Working When You Have Your Own Place For Recording. It's Like If You Were A Painter, And You Do Loads Of Painting, And You Just Pick Which Paintings You Want To Exhibit. It's A Much Nicer, Freer Way Of Making Work; You're Not Limited To Anything, And You Can Make These Cool, Weird Little Albums.

Our Band Stereophonics Never Wanted To Release A Couple Records And Be The Biggest Band In The World For 10 Minutes. We Always Wanted To Stand The Test Of Time, And Make Great Music That People Would Want To Listen To And That Music Lasts. We'd Looked Up To Artists And Bands That Had Big Back Catalogues.

Avril Lavigne Sold A Massive Amount Of Albums And She Has To Top That With Her Next Release. We Have Four Great Albums Behind Us, And It's Not Going To Be As Hard To Live Up To That.

I Heard The Bloc Party Record Japan Before It Came Out In The Uk As They Are On The V2 Record Label. I Think It Has A Great Vibe And Has Great Songs. I Also Think The Kings Of Leon Are Right Up My Street.