Within Klaxons, I never wrote the lyrics. I always wrote the melody and music with the other guys. — James Righton Copy Share Image
Keira doesn't play much music herself, but 'Breakfast in America' by Supertramp goes down pretty well in our house! — James Righton Copy Share Image
We like music, we pretty much collect it, but I'm not geeky about it, although I'm usually in the record shop nearly… — James Righton Copy Share Image
We have been fortunate enough to travel a lot and we focus heavily on melody and that really is an international language. — James Righton Copy Share Image
In the band's early days people didn't really know what we were, and they decided to shout at us before listening to… — James Righton Copy Share Image
I've always been attracted to odd chord changes and interesting melodies. — James Righton Copy Share Image
I always liked music that was melodic, but that had something a bit more wonky and odd going on too. — James Righton Copy Share Image
For me, my favourite music was things like The Bee Gees, ABBA and 'The White Album.' The 70s is the period that… — James Righton Copy Share Image
There's a time and a place for a bit of realism, and it's bands like Arctic Monkeys that do it amazingly well.… — James Righton Copy Share Image
After touring the first album, we went into the studio and started making music that was influenced by all the freaky folk… — James Righton Copy Share Image
There are so many bands that after their second record are headlining music festivals, and they're still... suited to playing in a… — James Righton Copy Share Image
If you look at the whole New Rave movement, the big common ground is definitely the fun element. It's more outward-looking music… — James Righton Copy Share Image
I've always loved melody and pop hooks, slightly left of centre but I have always tried to balance it with songs that… — James Righton Copy Share Image
We want our audience to enjoy themselves, we want every gig to feel like an event - of course there are musical… — James Righton Copy Share Image
I'd say dance is as relevant to us as, say, pop. It's as relevant as electronica, as relevant as ambient or experimental… — James Righton Copy Share Image
When you're growing up you also like to go out and party a lot, and the music that we would hear going… — James Righton Copy Share Image
When I first came to London I thought there'd be this amazing music scene, but I was quite let down by how… — James Righton Copy Share Image
I remember looking at my iTunes and was like, 'I haven't listened to an album in about three months.' What happened? I… — James Righton Copy Share Image
When you're in your twenties and starting out, the problem is that you care about being cool. Being older, I can care less about… — James Righton Copy Share
I will probably always be remembered as the person who used to be in Klaxons and there was a period of my life when… — James Righton Copy Share
We didn't want to be another post-Libertines band singing about London and playing chords. — James Righton Copy Share
The Smiths did that well, putting words in pop songs you wouldn't hear anywhere else. — James Righton Copy Share
If you look at the whole New Rave movement, the big common ground is definitely the fun element. It's more outward-looking music than introspective. — James Righton Copy Share
I've always loved melody and pop hooks, slightly left of centre but I have always tried to balance it with songs that have lyrics… — James Righton Copy Share
There's nothing better than looking out into the audience and having a whole sea of glowsticks staring back at you. — James Righton Copy Share
New Rave was like the 60s - if you can remember it then you weren't there. — James Righton Copy Share
We want our audience to enjoy themselves, we want every gig to feel like an event - of course there are musical elements of… — James Righton Copy Share
When you're growing up you also like to go out and party a lot, and the music that we would hear going out would… — James Righton Copy Share
I always liked music that was melodic, but that had something a bit more wonky and odd going on too. — James Righton Copy Share
Even things like Abba - I think it's always got a dark, subversive element to it. You've got these four blonde Swedish people singing… — James Righton Copy Share
