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'My band is about to break, we've got an album coming out, but I've nowhere to live'

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'My band is about to break, we've got an album coming out, but I've nowhere to live' This is Hull and East Riding --

THE 1975 are a four-piece band from Macclesfield and Manchester, consisting of Matt Healy, Ross MacDonald, Adam Hann and George Daniel.

They release their self-titled debut on Tuesday and have just played to thousands of fans at Leeds Festival.

Here, Matt chats about moving house and facing up to fame.

Q Have things happened quite quickly for the band since you released your first EPs last year?

A Yes, last August I was writing demos and since then we've recorded an album, toured the world and supported The Rolling Stones. I'm still catching up with it, it's overwhelming.

Q We hear the band formed about ten years ago?

A Yes, but there were changes in line-up, and the surge in popularity has been dramatic in the last year. We've released an album's worth of stuff already.

Q How much have you noticed the rise?

A It's been noticeable, but not as mad as I thought. I spent a lot of time the past few years at home near Macclesfield, just driving around, going to friends' houses, recording and things, listening to the radio. I thought that when the band broke, I'd hear our music in places and on telly and things, but really, when your band takes off, you're not around to see it. Chocolate was in the charts for 17 weeks and we were out of the country for 15 of them.

Q Supporting The Rolling Stones and Muse must have been highlights.

A Yes, it was just amazing. I mean, The Stones ... It's quite obvious how you would feel supporting them, I can't get over it. But for me, Glastonbury was the real big one – 35,000 people coming to see us and singing along, at 1pm. When you hear all that singing, you realise your songs don't belong to you anymore.

Q When and where did you write Chocolate?

A We wrote it in our rehearsal room at my parents' house (actors Denise Welch and Tim Healy). That's where we wrote all the songs, and that's where I grew up, but they separated and sold the house. I moved out, so I'm now technically homeless. Chocolate, along with the rest of the album, was written there. It feels pretty poignant, really.

Q How has your parents' separation affected you?

A Well, it's an odd time, my band is just about to break, we've got a massive tour coming up and an album to release, but at the same time I've nowhere to live properly and my family isn't the same as it was. I don't need anywhere to live as I don't have a day off until December 20. The last song on the album ends with the sound of a door closing, as I knew I wouldn't be there much longer.

Q Lots of albums are referred to as snapshots of the time they were written. Is this in that category?

A Yes, completely. It couldn't be more prominent. The photos in the artwork are of our rehearsal room, the same room that's in the original video for Sex. That's where we played the first note, and the last beat of the new album. But we're on the start of a new chapter and I can't wait to see what happens next. Reported by This is 1 hour ago.

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