"When we were first playing, even though it was derivative, playing music was the best, there was nothing better. And then by the second album we were like, playing music makes me angry, and by the third album I was like, I need to play music cos life sucks. And now all of a sudden there's this really youthful enthusiasm in the band, everyone around us, there's this real positivity and everyone's vibing off the music."

“Rock Sound Magazine: Have you ever been attracted to anyone of the opposite sex?”

“Rip It Up: They also met Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament and Mike McCready at the Reading Festival in the U.K. and, much to Daniel's delight, ran into Soundgarden's Chris Cornell in the same area backstage.”

“Not being able to tour for Diorama was definitely a huge disappointment. I was really proud of that record but i also feel like the response to it was better than expected given the circumstances. It inspired me to top it with Young Modern.”

“I wanted a song that people could perceive as a love song, while the lyrics are actually very angry," he reveals. "That song is about not being able to establish a relationship with anyone, not being able to experience love outside of family. I've been with girls but only for short periods of time because I'm a but scared of commitment, so after a month it's like... I'm scared that if I really like someone it won't happen, so I cut it short. A lot of the time it just feels like it's not real love. We've got girls screaming and stuff, girls saying they love us, but I think they're in love with the idea of being in love with someone onstage or in love with people they see in magazines or on television. That's not real - it's totally false.”

“You'll come along for the sun if you come at all”

“If only I could be as cool as you”