Kasabian on 'unfinished business' in America

“We’ve got unfinished business in America," Kasabian's Tom Meighan declares in the new issue of Hot Press. "Once that goes, the whole fucking thing goes. It’s not about the money, I don’t give a shit about the money. I didn’t have any money when I was kid and neither did my family. It’s not about that. It’s just to pop it and be like (shouts) 'COME ON!'"
Meighan also confirms, in conversation with Olaf Tyaransen, that his band are about to sign a record deal with a major label stateside.
"We’re getting play-listed loads on the radio over there with [new single] ‘Eez-Eh’ and we never had that kind of exposure before, which is fantastic. I just hope we go over there and it goes alright."
Given how many big British bands – including The Stone Roses and Oasis – have failed to conquer the US, Meighan is realistic about the tough task ahead, and says they are learning from the recent example set by Alex Turner and his Sheffield lot.
“It’s a difficult market,” he concedes. “The Arctic Monkeys taught that to me. If you want to conquer America, you’ve got to commit yourself. They moved there and got on that American vibe, didn’t they? Leather jackets and shit. Fair play to them, though, they toured it for like eight, nine months and that’s a commitment."

For the full interview – with drugs, celebrity and… Thomas The Tank Engine all on the agenda – pick up the new issue of Hot Press (Longitude), on sale now