Exclusive Kasabian interview

How are you handling fame?
TM: The way we’re perceived is f*cking hilarious. Nothing fazes me. We laugh about it. That’s the way we deal with it.
SP: Life gets better when you stop taking it so seriously. It’s that simple. Who gives a f*ck? We’re a tight unit, and that makes a massive difference. We’re quite insular; we keep to ourselves. If you were doing this on your own, it’d be f*cking weird, but as long as you’re with the boys… We can be in São Paulo and Tom can make me feel like we’re back home.

So what do you miss about Leicester?
SP: Red Leicester.

What would you be doing if you hadn’t formed
the band?
TM: I’d probably be in a tea advert – you remember them chimps in the PG Tips adverts?

Serge, they say you could have been a pro footballer…
SP: [Half-serious] The English game didn’t really suit me. I wasn’t that quick, so I was perceived as being lazy. I would never have made it, because
there’s a certain type of player that gets through the system.

What about your famous goal on Soccer AM, Serge – you fluked it, right?
SP: Nah, I meant it! It was only luck that it was being filmed. If some band went on and bettered it, then I’d do it again. I’m waiting.

Have you ever Googled yourself?
SP: I did in 2004 and it brought up a few sh*t pictures and some bullsh*t. I was like, f*ck this, I don’t need this in my life. I don’t read anything any more.