ST. LUCIA

I used to do this huge jump off the drum riser. I had a good way of landing so I wouldn't hurt myself, but then one time, I landed on my elbow.

When I was a kid, pre-1994 was still apartheid, so we didn't get a lot the subversive music from the States or from the U.K. A lot of the music we would get was the poppiest pop music, so I've never really had a bad association it.

We don't put limits on ourselves.

I was always into things like Boyz II Men and boy bands, and then I got into Radiohead and alt-rock.

When I left the country to study in the U.K., I suddenly realized, and I'm still realizing, how much other stuff is out there - like My Bloody Valentine, who millions of people are passionate about, but they're still considered an 'underground' band.

The upside to doing commercials is you have to work in a lot of different genres and make stuff that you never thought you'd be making.

I try to not be self-conscious in my writing process. I think it's important to just be in your subconscious mind - at least when you're starting an idea.

I feel like a lot of bands have done amazing covers, but whenever we start working on it, whenever we try it in rehearsal, it never feels right for me to do the song.

Images and music are very connected.

We like to try doing new things in the shows and doing things that we haven't done before.

My secret talent is doing the chipmunk voice.

We have such an energetic live show. We have so much fun onstage. We swap instruments. We might possibly be the sweatiest band in the business.

The album that really got me interested in how to create weird sounds, and pretty much changed my life, was 'OK Computer.' Funnily enough, my parents bought it for me because it was recommended to them, and the first 2 times I heard it, I absolutely hated it.

I was really into Radiohead and Live.

We've always enjoyed touring, which is fortunate because we're always on the road. The most difficult part is that time passes by so quickly. It's hard to pay attention to your normal life because shows are all-encompassing.

One of my favorite things is producing other artists because, in many ways, it's a lot more freeing than working on your own music.

The longer I lived overseas, the more I appreciated being from South Africa.

In the past, I never wrote any love songs. That was not my thing.

Even though we're really, really happy with what we do, sometimes I think - as an adult, you think, 'Should I be more responsible with my life choices?'

Generally, when I come to festivals, I just wander freely and see what happens.

When I'm making the music, the songs that I get most excited about definitely make me feel good, but often, it's a really good feeling combined with some kind of melancholy element.

Hearing about a visual artist's approach can change the way you think about songwriting.

I like to make bombueti, which is basically the South African national dish. It's basically a South African curry shepherd's pie kind of thing.

St. Lucia in South Africa is this exotic place where you might go on vacation, and it evokes this nostalgic, hazy vibe.

It's pretty rare that something I've written is close to something that's pre-existed.