You are quite a nattily dressed bunch - do you have a stylist?
God, no. It's the worst thing in the world to have a stylist. When you start releasing albums it gives you a licence to wear the clothes you always kind of wanted to wear as a kid but can't get away with unless you are in a band. So I'd recommend to anyone - form a band so you can dress like an idiot.
So what's with your blue suit?
It's been getting a bit of bad press. People have been saying I never take it off. Idid do my first gig in my blue suit about eight years ago. And I'm still doing gigs in it now. You wouldn't slag the Libertines off for their jackets? I'm just glad that I can still fit into it, so that's why Ikeep on putting it on, because it still fits.
And it's made of plastic. You can put it in a washing machine and it comes out perfectly dry. You couldn't put it in a dryer because it would melt. It's the perfect rock 'n' roll outfit. It doesn't crease, it wipes clean.
How's the ankle?
It's still pretty dodgy.
What happened?
Seattle, first night of the tour, and a room full of people. A big jump in the air and I land on a drumstick. My foot went sideways, I tore all the tendons on this side and it was immense agony. So I strapped it up with gaffer tape and did the rest of the show. One reviewer commented about how Iwas crying with the intensity of the music during one song. I was just crying because my leg hurt.
With the G8 in July, is your song I Predict A Riot prophetic?
The thing with politics and bands is that I don't think they mix very well. But our one thing at the minute is Rip-Off Britain. We think everything is a rip off. So I'm going to start writing it on my hand, like Chris Martin with Make Trade Fair. You can go into any coffee chain, order a Camomile tea and it's a pound for a small one and two pounds for a large one. Now, it's the same teabag, just more water. So that's a pound for boiling water. That's rip off Britain in action, that is.
Is your next single, Everyday I Love you less and less about anyone?
Yeah, but mentioning no names. I try to stay away from talking about it, but it's hard because it's our next single (laughs). Have you ever been out with someone, stopped going out with them, but they continue to make your life a misery for ages? It seems a lot of people have had that experience.
The cover of Oh My God single was OMG - how's your text speak?
Ialways use proper words. I'm a big fan of grammar.
I never abbreviate words, only my name sometimes to R, and that's to sound a bit cute.
And is it true that you've broken America?
We're going every month this year, which is a bit weird.
But you get used to it. We used to dread the flight but now it's like time off. You can rest for nine hours.
Every Day I Love You Less and Less is out May 16
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