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Irish people never think we're Irish. Americans think we're European or French.

We like being English, but we're not that patriotic.

Winston Marshall

Once you're out there in front of people, I don't think there's any choice than to just give it your all.

Winston Marshall

For me, food and music are very similar in that you create, you spend a lot of time making something, and it only lasts a few seconds or a few minutes.

Winston Marshall

I cut off my dreadlocks, but I couldn't face throwing them away. They were so hard to grow, man. There's a lot of work goes into those things. Some people keep a diary or a photo album to remind them of their past lives - well, I've got hair. Who knows? One day, maybe my grandchildren might want to see it.

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England's just very cynical.

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My dream is to tour for 50 years.

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We're all big fans of bluegrass.

Winston Marshall

Things got big quickly for us, and playing arenas... it's like - and every band will tell you this - you don't see any of the town.

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Technically, I suppose I was following all the right behavior patterns of a trustafarian.

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We called ourselves Mumford & Sons because we liked the idea of an old-fashioned, family-owned store.

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England's just very cynical. Like I am. Like we all are.

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One of the things we say in this band is if it's not fun, it's not worth doing.

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I'm a modern-day renaissance man.

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We're a pretty emotional bunch. You know, someone doesn't say hello to you one day and you're like, 'I cannot believe the gall!'

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'Babel' is a continuation of a project; it's not like now we are more theatrical. We've grown up, seen places, been places, and that is shown in this album.

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We're in a long line of English people pretending to be Americans and not being as good as Americans.

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I think we're all guilty of it as British citizens: if something gets big, we go, 'Ugh.'

Winston Marshall

Irish people never think we're Irish. Americans think we're European or French.

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Elton John is an absolute lad. He's a hero.

Winston Marshall

Banjos are funny instruments. They can get pretty irritating.

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It's very important, when everyone else seems to be pigeon-holing you, to try and pigeon-hole yourself.

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It's always great to see grey hairs in a crowd; people who are older have been to a lot more gigs than the kids; they've seen everything, so seeing them in the crowd means we've earned their applause.

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We're not all Christian, so we can't be a Christian band.

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You write in songs what you're too scared to write in real life, and then you sing the songs to loads of people instead of telling it to the person you should be telling it to... Songs are a great way of dealing with those issues but kind of a coward's way as well.

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Banjos are used in Celtic, English folk music and obviously American music. But not that much in pop music. But it's more versatile than people realise it to be. It's a beautiful instrument, very rhythmic and melodic. You can do anything with it.

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Some people like the same thing forever, but I don't know. We kind of, like, listen to loads of different stuff, and our attention spans aren't good enough. So there was a bit of frustration when you're, like, having to play the same thing all the time because we play all, like, loads of different instruments.

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