For a band like us tracklisting is a massive, massive task.

We're not aware of fame itself, we're not that kind of band.

We are different people - you get a different take on the band whoever you speak to. Somehow, at the end of it, it goes through the filtering process and out comes the Radiohead thing.

The thing is, it really did take us too long to get these recordings done. We've had our rough times in the studio in the past, but after four weeks most of the material would have been recorded. This time it seemed like it just goes on and on.

I think that's what helped us: confidence, respect, the desire to work hard.

Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.