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Paramore tell us how they’re uncertain where the next year’s heading, how even people who look happy can feel pain, how they’ve been given everything from dolls to a scooter to a trampoline from fans, and how Jeremy’s beard is the highlight of everyone’s life. Tokio Hotel’s Bill and Tom Kaulitz chat about translating songs into English, how human rights are something everyone should have, how what you see is what you get with them and Bill pleads that you don’t go and search online for their old band, Devilish. Halifax’s Chris Brandt talks about bringing his best friend from childhood into the band, how you shouldn’t make bands compete, how the next Halifax album is really rockin’ and how he wants to pick the Nikki Sixx Sixx:A.M. ‘Heroin Diaries’ book up. Sugarcult’s Airin Older talks about producing music outside of Sugarcult, how Darkhuevo is an ongoing recording project that changes names every time a new baby is born, how he learned to play everything from the didjeridoo to afro-cuban percussion and how he likes to take energy from the universe and transform it into something else. Elliot Minor discuss how allowing unsigned bands in the charts gives everyone more of a chance, how you shouldn’t let everything out in one go, how they’re still trying to gain confidence and how they discovered an ‘Elliot Minor are gay’ video on youtube. Zico Chain’s Chris Glithero and Ollie Middleton tell us how they like the fact they’ve had the balls to upset the scene a bit, how homeless guys with guns scare them, how they love chatting to fans at their merch table and how they want to be wheeled out onto the stage with a Zimmer-frame when they’re old. Self Against City tell us how they’re constantly evolving, how you’ve got to have faith to succeed, how Axl Rose owned (but he doesn’t anymore) and how if you love something, there’s no need for anything else. Victory Pill’s Jim Davies chats about how he wanted to make an album he had total control of, how the press scaremonger to an unbelievable level, how he’s toying with the idea of doing an instrumental guitar album and how he likes being a thorn in some people’s sides. Art Of Dying’s Jonny Hetherington tells us how every day is precious, how life is dark and life is light, how they have cute Canadian accents and how they want to hear from UK people with cold beer in their fridge and a floor to crash on. Page 44’s Adam Vygus tells us what makes a good member of a band, how being annoyed with a guitar teacher helped them learn to play better, how they’d settle for making a living gigging almost every day and how appearing on Popworld made them more determined than ever. 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