Mumford & Sons answer YOUR questions!

I seem to remember Country Winston performing quite an unusual dance whilst playing his banjo at a few of your gigs last year - a rhythmic pelvic thrust, if my memory serves. What's the story there? !

why are you shit?

1. What is your fav song to play live? & why?
2. What is your fav song off of the upcoming album? & why?
3. I have heard that you are going to be touring the US. Where are you most looking forward to playing?
4. Where do you find inspiration for song/lyric writing?
5. Do you offer the story behind songs to fans or do you prefer to let them interpret the songs in their own way?

Bouncing between the serious and the absurd:

1. Any plans for a full fledged US tour in the near future? (I flew to the UK to see you guys play in a field...the least you could do is pop on over here to see ME)

2. If underappreciated instruments could battle to the death...who would win: The mandolin, the trumpet, the accordion or the banjo? (Personal biases aside, please...Winston...)

3. What are your personal favorite tracks on the new album and why?

4. Beans on toast (the food, not the man): yay or nay?

5. If you could tour with any band or singer, who would it be?

6. Why are you so awesome? No...seriously...why?

7. Favorite gig you've played in recent memory? Why was it so special?

8. The eternal question: Pirates or ninjas?

"Why are you so awesome? No...seriously...why?" - what a joke.

Is it any coincidence that the last four 'users' all signed up in the last two days with the sole intention of posting these arse-lick questions? Any money DiS posted these themselves, to save the embarrassment of turning up to an interview with just four 'fan' questions - two of which are 'do you like Nandos' and 'why are you so shit'?

It's a whitewash. An inside job. Mumfordgate!

I can't wait for the interview to actually appear so we can all find out the answers to all those burning questions like, how do you know each other! Or which country they would live in if they could live in any country! Or why you are so awesome! SERIOUSLY.

1. Will you be touring North America upon the release of your debut album?
2. What are you listening to at the moment and what are your early influences?
3. I have heard you all write songs for the band, how do you each come about the writing process?
4. Marcus, there are rumors you are dating Laura Marling, is this true?
5. Did any of you go to University, and if so what did you take?
6. What is something you have learned thus far in your career that you wish you had known, and you would like to share with aspiring musicians?

There is a really great scene emerging at the moment with yourselves, Laura Marling, Jay Jay Pistolet, Cherbourg, Pete Roe to name a few. I'm a big fan of the open mic forum. With the recent Laura Marling and friends gig in mind. Do you guys ever get together for a beer and a sing song just for the hell of it? And if so where and when would such an evening be likely to take place?

I'm pretty sure it's Marcus that does the lyrics so if that is the case...

Do you ever find it hard to show the others what you've wrote, or is it something that doesn't really bother you?

1. If you were a sporting moment, which sporting moment would you be and why?
2. If you were a building, which building would you be and why?
3. What do you think the judges on X-Factor would say if you turned up to audition?
4. When was the last time that you were lost?

what i find so utterly hard to understand is, if you think that it's all bullshit, why bother even looking at this, let alone commenting??
I'm just wondering if you know how completely ridiculous you've made yourself look? Why post a comment at all? and If you're going to attack other peoples questions because they're such a 'joke' why don't you show us how it's done oh mighty one??
my guess is because you're bitter and synical and dissappointed with you're mediocre life.
stop taking it out on other people.
idiot.

(I don't even know if this is still on, but what the hell...)

1. Hope seems to be a very crucial theme in your songs, are you optimistic people?
2. Does hope have a religious aspect for you?
3. your sound has a very intimate side to it, is it difficult to translate it on big stages (e.g. Royal Festival Hall in London)?
4. How much do you, Laura Marling and the rest of the London Folk scene inspire each other?

If Marcus and Laura break up, will the music of Mumford & Sons enter the same dark zone that Noah And The Whale's has on their follow up album? There may end up being a series of brilliant but incredibly pained post-Marling albums in a few years time...

Am I right in saying you started with the drums Marcus? When did you first pick up a guitar and start to write songs you were proud of? Having spoken to you lot a few times outside gigs the consensus seems to be that Marcus leads the songwriting - is this true, and if not how is the process collaborative?

Cheers!