Nick and Simon had come to a natural end of their working relationship with Warren, which obviously opened the door for a reunion of the original five. ↗
The bar was very high-we had to really make sure that we got what we really wanted, that it was a real finished album. We weren't going to give up until we got that. ↗
When you're in a band that's so big when you're young, you kind of lose your identity a little bit. You just become part of the band. I just needed to get away from it. ↗
You never know how you're going to be received, after all this time. The initial response we had was just overwhelming, particularly that tour of the States. ↗