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Singer of The 1975 Matt Healy has said that he has no intention in turning into a copy of U2 frontman Bono.
The singer explained in an interview with XFM at the Benicassim Festival that he doesn't want his lyrics to get too politically minded like Bono, despite wanting to express what he's learned through travelling.
Healy said "Travel broadens the mind, but trying to have everyman lyrics that relate to the audience... But I'm not going to become Bono! I'm not going to be heavily politicised. but I wanna have as much conviction as I did on the first record."
He continued: "We've been a band for ten years, and a lot of that time we've never been on tour properly. So the whole touring thing is still really exciting and new for us. And we are kind of burning the candle at both ends."
"Writing new music is still what we like doing," he added, expanding on the process. "We feel like we're getting away with murder."
Below: Listen to the Matt Healy interview from Benicassim 2014
The 1975 will be performing at Reading and Leeds Festivals over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The band will also tour the UK later in the year. Visit Gigwise Tickets for more details.
Full dates are:
Sunday 21 September - Manchester o2 Apollo
Monday 22 September - Manchester o2 Apollo
Wednesday 24 September - Glasgow Barrowland
Thursday 25 September - Glasgow Barrowland
Friday 26 September - Manchester o2 Apollo
Saturday 27 September - Manchester o2 Apollo
Monday 29 September - Woverhampton Civic Hall
Tuesday 30 September - London Alexandra Palace
Wednesday 1 October - London Alexandra Palace
Below: 14 exclusive stunning shots of The 1975 at Brixton Academy
