Girls on medication, escaping from a notorious cult, and a fondness for The Cranberries...

Speaking to Hot Press, Owen talks about medication as an aid to creativity, and how the band used leisure-time pharmaceuticals as a song-writing tool for their LP Album.

“America's such a medicated society,” says bandmate Chet White . “From the time you’re in school, you’re prescribed meds for everything. I don’t see us as being particularly out of step in using them as a creative aid.”

Girls emerged after Owen escaped from the infamous Children of God religious cult which was notorious for encouraging female members to prostitute themselves to spread the Lord’s word... "Looking back," he says, "my childhood was pretty unusual.”

Owen also expresses a love for Limerick band The Cranberries in the interview: "Man, The Cranberries were the most awesome band ever,” he announces. “They completely captured the atmosphere of their time. For me they were definitely the best Irish band.”

Read the full interview with Christopher Owen of Girls in the current issue of Hot Press (Paul Weller)