these Scottish dudes rock out and arenas and at festivals and can even bring it
and at festivals and can even bring it
and at festivals and can even bring it down for more intimate venues hi I’m
down for more intimate venues hi I’m
down for more intimate venues hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Biffy Clyro about their songwriting
with Biffy Clyro about their songwriting
with Biffy Clyro about their songwriting process
tell us a bit more about the band’s
tell us a bit more about the band’s writing process I mean is it
writing process I mean is it
writing process I mean is it collaborative or more individual it’s
collaborative or more individual it’s
collaborative or more individual it’s done by songwriters we rate checks to
done by songwriters we rate checks to
done by songwriters we rate checks to simonryser song sends the guitarist in
simonryser song sends the guitarist in
simonryser song sends the guitarist in the signal naturally you rate the songs
the signal naturally you rate the songs
the signal naturally you rate the songs and you know when an acoustic guitar
and you know when an acoustic guitar
and you know when an acoustic guitar when he’s wife’s asleep late at night
when he’s wife’s asleep late at night
when he’s wife’s asleep late at night when you’re your plane is gonna come
when you’re your plane is gonna come
when you’re your plane is gonna come crazy and you’ll bring out your identity
crazy and you’ll bring out your identity
crazy and you’ll bring out your identity into the practice room and sometimes our
into the practice room and sometimes our
into the practice room and sometimes our fully fledged IV or sometimes they’re
fully fledged IV or sometimes they’re
fully fledged IV or sometimes they’re just small ideas you know sometimes he
just small ideas you know sometimes he
just small ideas you know sometimes he knows exactly wants the drums and all
knows exactly wants the drums and all
knows exactly wants the drums and all the vocals to do and something from up
the vocals to do and something from up
the vocals to do and something from up so much so you know it’s kind of can I
so much so you know it’s kind of can I
so much so you know it’s kind of can I like that and then we just make them
like that and then we just make them
like that and then we just make them load in the practice room and see what
load in the practice room and see what
load in the practice room and see what song is should reload wish from
song is should reload wish from
song is should reload wish from shouldn’t and just keep mess and let
shouldn’t and just keep mess and let
shouldn’t and just keep mess and let them until we all just say that the end
them until we all just say that the end
them until we all just say that the end the best form they can be and they only
the best form they can be and they only
the best form they can be and they only the end of the possibly make the cup of
the end of the possibly make the cup of
the end of the possibly make the cup of being on an album
now I know you said Simon does the
now I know you said Simon does the lyrics but I mean what lyrical themes
lyrics but I mean what lyrical themes
lyrics but I mean what lyrical themes tend to resonate most with you think of
tend to resonate most with you think of
tend to resonate most with you think of the things that will mean more to me and
the things that will mean more to me and
the things that will mean more to me and lyrics you know speaking from a personal
lyrics you know speaking from a personal
lyrics you know speaking from a personal point of view is important I think
point of view is important I think
point of view is important I think people trying to comment and think if
people trying to comment and think if
people trying to comment and think if they don’t know about it’s about celli
they don’t know about it’s about celli
they don’t know about it’s about celli so you know Simon always rates honestly
so you know Simon always rates honestly
so you know Simon always rates honestly and very personal experience and
and very personal experience and
and very personal experience and emotions he’s feeling and stuff and that
emotions he’s feeling and stuff and that
emotions he’s feeling and stuff and that that’s Alex I like the most and I thank
that’s Alex I like the most and I thank
that’s Alex I like the most and I thank God and Satan this song from one of the
God and Satan this song from one of the
God and Satan this song from one of the revolutions is I think is Simon’s gonna
revolutions is I think is Simon’s gonna
revolutions is I think is Simon’s gonna let it go Pete today I think that’s an
let it go Pete today I think that’s an
let it go Pete today I think that’s an absolute builder and I still setting
absolute builder and I still setting
absolute builder and I still setting good for those likes my head and think
good for those likes my head and think
good for those likes my head and think about them allowing a fantastic
what can you tell us about what you’re
what can you tell us about what you’re working on now or it can you tell us
working on now or it can you tell us
working on now or it can you tell us anything about what you’re working on
anything about what you’re working on
anything about what you’re working on him again there’s no rules you know
him again there’s no rules you know
him again there’s no rules you know working on our second album at the
working on our second album at the
working on our second album at the moment we’re just throwing stuff at the
moment we’re just throwing stuff at the
moment we’re just throwing stuff at the wall we’ve seen them as decks and
wall we’ve seen them as decks and
wall we’ve seen them as decks and anything to be like oh you know be put
anything to be like oh you know be put
anything to be like oh you know be put forward for the album and stuff with
forward for the album and stuff with
forward for the album and stuff with stuff we don’t want and it’s really as
stuff we don’t want and it’s really as
stuff we don’t want and it’s really as simple as that we’re not thinking about
simple as that we’re not thinking about
simple as that we’re not thinking about the success of the last album or what
the success of the last album or what
the success of the last album or what the fans want I think if you do that as
the fans want I think if you do that as
the fans want I think if you do that as the kiss of death because you have
the kiss of death because you have
the kiss of death because you have trying to second-guess your fans
trying to second-guess your fans
trying to second-guess your fans necessary thing to do so yeah but you
necessary thing to do so yeah but you
necessary thing to do so yeah but you know we’ve got a handful of songs we’re
know we’ve got a handful of songs we’re
know we’ve got a handful of songs we’re having to burn off they will be Tigger a
having to burn off they will be Tigger a
having to burn off they will be Tigger a month at home in January there but
month at home in January there but
month at home in January there but that’s the first time or four five or
that’s the first time or four five or
that’s the first time or four five or four years so it’s kind of tough to find
four years so it’s kind of tough to find
four years so it’s kind of tough to find time to get stuff together but hopefully
time to get stuff together but hopefully
time to get stuff together but hopefully by the end of this year we’ll have the
by the end of this year we’ll have the
by the end of this year we’ll have the album ready
what keeps you guys motivated well I
what keeps you guys motivated well I mean it’s the best job in the world for
mean it’s the best job in the world for
mean it’s the best job in the world for a start you know getting put in Montreal
a start you know getting put in Montreal
a start you know getting put in Montreal Canada it’s amazing at lovely place you
Canada it’s amazing at lovely place you
Canada it’s amazing at lovely place you get to travel the world being on stage
get to travel the world being on stage
get to travel the world being on stage playing shows it’s just the best feeling
playing shows it’s just the best feeling
playing shows it’s just the best feeling in the world whatever making albums is
in the world whatever making albums is
in the world whatever making albums is also a great fun it’s not hard to find
also a great fun it’s not hard to find
also a great fun it’s not hard to find motivation to do this two of them it’s
motivation to do this two of them it’s
motivation to do this two of them it’s good to know I’m always sick of bands
good to know I’m always sick of bands
good to know I’m always sick of bands they’re like oh I don’t want to go up
they’re like oh I don’t want to go up
they’re like oh I don’t want to go up into the you know recordings to Japan
into the you know recordings to Japan
into the you know recordings to Japan the ass touring such panic so there’s
the ass touring such panic so there’s
the ass touring such panic so there’s the two best things about being the van
the two best things about being the van
the two best things about being the van the worst things interviews
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