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cally been getting cabin fever in the UK. We thing that perhaps you know is wrong but it’s the guys feel about fans watching them online.
were in Matt and Rob’s front room for months so good that you can’t get enough of it, what- “I think that’s part of being in the public eye
on end trying to write songs and we got to the ever that might be,” says Simon. a little bit,” replies Tom. “You know that what
point where we were hitting a brick wall with a “It might be a person, it might be a thing,” you’re putting out on the internet is what peo-
bunch of songs and it’s really quite dispiriting says Tom. ple will see and comment on and remember.”
when you’re in that situation because when “It might be a food. It might be alcohol if “That whole song is about the daunting
you’re trying to do something creative and you that’s your thing… Everything in moderation. power of social networks and how now with
just can’t enjoy the situation that you’re in be- That’s the Don Broco standpoint on that.” things like Instagram and Twitter and Face-
cause you’ve been in it for so long, you need a When asked if the band have quit any bad book you’re always watching people, whether
change of scenery so we upped sticks and habits and replaced them with good habits, it’s a band or a person, you’re always experi-
went to Spain and tried to just forget everything Simon replies, “We all try and exercise now be- encing every little thing they’re doing, whether
that had come before – “Ok, blank canvas in fore we go on tour. In a way that we’d go on they’ve gone to the shops and bought a loaf of
Spain, let’s just get inspired. Enjoy the sun- tour before and we would eat crap every day, bread or new shoes and I guess it’s a commen-
shine, write a song that’s really fun and up- in service stations, eating Burger King and tary on how powerful that media has become,
beat.”“ whatever’s easy to get your hands on, and how dangerous it is and also how there’s actu-
“We kind of came back with a new lease of we’ve all consciously thought, “Ok, we need to ally a real world out there beyond looking at
life after that,” adds Tom. “I think we needed a stop doing that,” so now we all try and exercise what other people are doing through the
break. We needed to break the cycle of just on the road and we all eat properly because screen on your computer or phone.”
going to their houses to write.” you realise that your body is a temple and you You could be inspired by seeing some-
“Big time,” agrees Simon. “‘Superlove’ re- need to take care of it.” one’s photos or discover someone who shares
ally gave the album a second wind. So I rec- the same beliefs though. You could make new
ommend going to Spain and having a couple hile on the subject of addictions, ‘I friends, we prompt.
of Sangrias to write a song or two!” WGot Sick’ is a song that Rob wrote “Everything in moderation,” says Tom. “It’s
The song itself is about excess and being when he found himself checking an ex-girl- good to get the inspiration from it but you don’t
addicted to the wrong thing. “It’s just kind of friend’s Instagram page rather a lot. Rob sings want to live your life by it and become addicted
about personal vices and indulging in some- ‘always watching you’. Black Velvet asks how to checking what people are doing the whole

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