I'm already breaking the rules.

It's very difficult to bring in players with the current rules and even if you want to bring in a loan you often have to pay loan fees.

We weren't expecting it, but there are always a few token nominations every year. There are a lot of those Class of 2005 angular guitar bands on the list and I'm pleased that we stand out as something completely different.

Eventually, the guy just went mad.

The audience differs everywhere we go. I've been sent e-mails from 18-year-old girls asking us to play birthday parties. We get middle-aged women jumping around. Generally, I like to think it's people who know their [stuff]. They talk about us being a nice change from all those angular guitar bands, the haircut and skinny-tie brigade.

We would welcome any rules for an international agreement of any kind to prohibit this work. I think you shouldn't underestimate the difficulties of this research,