There's a lot of variety in our gigs, our records, our mixtapes, and our videos. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I made a lot of the first album on a laptop in my bedroom after college and after work. — Dan Smith Album Copy Share Image
We love to visit Las Vegas. It is so much fun, so iconic; it is always a pleasure. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
Whenever we're on the red carpet, we look like competition winners. It's a joke. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I'm massively obsessed with Frank Ocean, so it's always great when he decides to release music. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
When 'Flaws' went to No 21, we thought it was the most chart-bothering thing we'd ever do. We had a little party… — Dan Smith Flaws Copy Share Image
I was obsessed with harmonies and how to put songs together in lush soundscapes. But I don't know what it was all… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
In 'Good Grief', in trying to create this sense of the huge downs and ups, stumbles of this process, we're almost using… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
It was quite nice having a routine, going to the studio every day and finishing off 'Wild World'. — Dan Smith Day Copy Share Image
I write songs, but the guys play on them, they have opinions on them, and we tour together and spend all our… — Dan Smith Music Copy Share Image
The mixtapes, and a lot of our music, it comes from a place of fandom and appreciation and of respect and of… — Dan Smith Appreciation Copy Share Image
The Backstreet Boys posted a cover of our single 'Good Grief.' It was so cool, and they reached out to us, saying,… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I'm into really terrible, trashy American horror films. I think the 'Final Destination' 'sinquology', to phrase it, is brilliant! It's un-toppable in… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
When we first started out we only had five or six songs we could play live, so if we ever got an… — Dan Smith City Copy Share Image
Most friendship groups will have someone who starts a new relationship, and you just don't see them for four months. And that's… — Dan Smith Friendship Copy Share Image
It's such an interesting experience seeing how different people react to music and the generosity of some and the craziness of others… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
When we started out in the U.K., there were songs that we made, we put them on the Internet, and we immediately… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I generally wear a lot of black clothes, and I think that comes from wanting to be as neutral as possible. We… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in writing overtly autobiographical songs. I would rather explore interesting stories. I like the idea of the songs being… — Dan Smith Film Copy Share Image
There's definitely a couple of people I'll play stuff to when it's nearly finished just to see what they think; Mark, our… — Dan Smith Australian Copy Share Image
'The Shining' is operatic and sensational and... really shocking. It has this amazing meld of classical music and modern interpretations of classical… — Dan Smith Amazing Copy Share Image
I listen to unhealthy amount of Kanye. The Fugees. Also, 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.' — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I love the studio. I love writing and producing both for us and for other people. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
We've been having a great time writing for other artists in and amongst making our Bastille albums and mixtapes. — Dan Smith Albums Copy Share Image
When we started making mixtapes, we were just ripping stuff off YouTube and DVDs, naively thinking that because we were putting it… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's necessary for your sanity to hone in on the things that you love and the people you enjoy hanging out… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
There are so many different points to 'Wild World,' and it sounds quite different to what people would expect from us. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
IHeartRadio was a mind-blowing experience. We're just this little band in England, and we played in between Alicia Keys and Nicki Minaj.… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
Mark Crew, the only producer we've ever worked with, has been joining us on tour as often as possible. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
The first turning point, when I stopped doing things by myself and the Bastille project began, was the inclusion of more electronic… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
One of the best things about being in a band is that we're so lucky to be able to travel the world.… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I run our Twitter and Facebook pages, because I feel it's important to maintain a personal relationship with fans. — Dan Smith Facebook Copy Share Image
There haven't been many examples of times when we've done a cover and not put it out in some form. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
To be honest, I'm always really interested when people say they can relate to our songs. On the first album, that wasn't… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image