The 1975: 'This takes courage or ignorance - we're a bit of both...'

"We got rid of thinking about critics, and just wanted to make a 'pure' record," says The 1975's Matt Healy, stunned but charged as he makes his way down the media line at the nomination ceremony for the 2016 Mercury Prize. "That's what's been recognised. It does take courage, or it takes pure ignorance - I think we're a bit of both." Confidence met with humility are what's stood The 1975 in such good stead. Their immaculate debut saw their cult following blossom into a worldwide movement, ai...

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