at SiriusXM’s Alt-
Nation channel. “I
don’t think there’s a
ceiling on this one.”
Dressed as only an
of-duty singer would
be — fawn cardigan,
lared blue velvet trou-
sers, Thrasher slip-on
skate shoes — Healy is
bobbing around on a
sunlit sofa at Angelic,
the picturesque resi-
dential studio in the
Northamptonshire
countryside where the
band has been living for
the past seven months.
The garage houses a
lemon-yellow vintage
Jaguar E-Type, one of
Healy’s few inancial
indulgences. In the
studio, where Daniel,
guitarist Adam Hann
and bassist Ross
MacDonald are busy
inishing the classic-
sounding swing ballad
“Mine,” a picture win-
dow ofers a view of
grazing horses. It is a
long way from Healy’s
London home, which is
infested with memo-
ries of drug use.
Occasionally, Daniel
wanders into the room
to get something and
chuckles fondly at
Healy’s latest live-wire
monologue. With his
long hair and half-
unbuttoned shirt, thedrummer has the look
and vibe of a Zen surfer.
Healy compares him
to a Buddhist: “One
thing I’ve learned
from George is about
the things you can’t
control.”
Many bands would
not be able to spend
seven months living
and working together
without at least think-
ing of killing each
other, but the mem-
bers have known one
another since theywere 13-year-olds at
Wilmslow High School
in Cheshire, England,
so they’re used to
it. “There’s such an
organic purity,” says
Healy. “If you fall out,
you will get over it
because there’s real
love there.” Healy sayshe doesn’t have many
friends outside the band
and its inner circle.
He doesn’t like going
out much and feels
especially awkward in
glamorous environ-
ments. “Put us at a
fashion show and we’re
a bunch of gimps,”
he says. “It’s hilari-
ous because we do the
wrong thing.”
They were bonded
by struggle. For years,
says Healy, The 1975
“couldn’t get arrested.”wears a Maison Margiela tank
top and Vivienne Westwood
suit. MacDonald wears a John
Lawrence Sullivan shirt, Cenci
Vintage pants and Slim Barrett
bracelet and ring. Daniel wears
an A. P.C. t a n k t o p , M agliano shirt
and jacket, and Wales Bonner
pants. Hann wears a Saint
Laurent tank top, John Lawrence
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“PUT US AT A FASHION SHOW AND
WE’RE A BUNCH OF GIMPS. IT’S
HILARIOUS, BECAUSE WE DO THE
WRONG THING.” —Healy