People always think the xx are, like, moody and all dressed in black. We do all dress in black, but we're actually quite fun people - and we've come out of our shells a lot since the first album.
I have this romanticized idea of dance music in the '90s because, obviously, I was way too young to be a part of it. So I have this rose-tinted idea of it. I have this idea of it being a very special time. But I still don't know that much - I can never remember any names of seminal artists.
It's not like I force myself to think of sad things, but... it's more that I make music because it makes me happy.
My parents' record collection was the music I was hearing as long as I can remember, and I would play Otis Redding over and over again.
I'm used to making songs; that's how I learned to make music. My structures will always be more like pop songs than dance tracks.
I just like the lineage and the heritage and the fact that British dance music is still progressing. I'm from London; I love London, and I wouldn't know how else to show that love in musical terms. There's something about British stuff that's a bit faster, a bit harder-hitting. Just tough.
