Does being a dad have a big effect on your routine?
Well, I wouldn’t have done the Bring Me The Horizon video [for Wonderful Life] had not Oli asked me specifically and then my daughter went, ‘Oh my god, do it, do it, do it!’ She’s the biggest Bring Me The Horizon fan, so I picked her up from university and we went up to Oli’s Drop Dead place in Sheffield. We spent the day up there and not only am I the best dad in the entire universe, I’m also amazing. So that’s what’s changed – I can do some cool stuff sometimes!
While we’re on the video, please tell us you eat your breakfast and go shopping on a Sunday in full corpse-paint.
Unfortunately not. Oli did text me about coming and doing the song live at Alexandra Palace. I was up for that but only on one of the days because we were flying out to headline some gig at the Czech Republic. They were talking about getting me a shopping trolley to walk onstage with. That’s fine, I don’t care about looking a tit, I’m the biggest, best dad in the world.
Can you turn your hand to a bit of Sunday DIY?
Strangely enough, no. Well, I’ve tried to. To cut a long story short, a new house has come into my possession so there’s decorating to be done. I went to B&Q and they didn’t have anything I wanted. No giant robots or anything! I was trying to get some wood to put this massive fucking picture up and they told me they couldn’t deliver it. It was seven foot, I couldn’t get it in my car.
Sorry, we’re still picturing you walking round B&Q with a skull painted on your face…
Well that’s your prerogative, but I was dressed reasonably normally I think.