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You’ve appeared on Top of the Pops over 100 times now, are you starting to get bored of the rock n roll lifestyle?
Francis: No, not at all. This is what we set out to do and this is what we enjoy doing, so we are always thrilled when something starts to do well. That’s why we’re here.

Same for you?
Rick: Yeah, of course. I mean, I think, in the early days it could have turned out that we could have been one hit wonders but I think the fact that we changed our style and realised that we weren’t going to get far dressing up as popstars like we did at the time and we changed our style and look and with a lot of dedication from our fans and ourselves we’ve hung on in there.

You’ve got a new album out on 23 September this year,'Heavy Traffic'. What are we going to expect?
Francis: It’s what people have been wanting us to do for the last 15 years or so. We’ve been wandering around trying to make, Something has happened in the last two years or so where our band has galvanised andÌýbecome focused on what we’re doing and it’s very much what our fans want. It’s generally the vibe of the album which is going to make people excited and it makes us excited.

How does it differ from your previous album?
Francis: From our earlier albums not a lot. From the last ten years or so it’s a lot different because we’re all very focused and our new drummer, for some reason, has made a difference to us in the last two years. Something has solidified, something has happened.

Rick: There’s lots of colours coming out of it. It’s giving off all the right signs as well because there’s something that we’ve never had before, well not that I can remember anyway, is the fact that there’s banners up in the audience saying‘Heavy Quo, Heavy Traffic, Heavy Traffic Heavy Quo’ and it’s fantastic to see that kind of thing.