Curt Smith

Every album is like starting our career over again. We don't get blase, we don't get lazy. ”

In the music business, we're much better off staying in Bath - we don't get involved in the competitiveness, where you've got to be seen in the right places and music kind of takes second place. ”

New York was a fantastic place to disappear because no one cares who you are. No one bothers you. In my ten years living there I was never once asked for an autograph or stopped on the street. It was an absolute joy. I gave myself time and space to get to know myself more. ”

To be honest, I've been back to Atlanta a couple of times, I can't remember what for. One for a big conference, a radio conference. I feel like it's a vibrant place. It has a vibrant music scene. ”

Solo, you don't have compromise. It gets back to what's great when you're a musician. ”

We've never considered ourselves overtly political, but when it comes to English politics - people like Margaret Thatcher - you cannot just stand by and ignore all that's happening around us. ”

A lot of songs we've written have been political, but they're also personally political. ”

I have two kids and they were by no means blank slates. One is exactly like me, one is exactly like my wife. ”

My kids don't really buy albums. They buy singles. ”

It's incredibly cool that R & B artists like Kanye and the Weekend, who from a completely different genre to us have tapped into 'The Hurting.' ”