Q: What's you perspective on the huge success you've had so far, and your expectations?
Mark: "When we came back to do the documentary, for me that was a way to close things off. Kind of move on from it. I know we'd had 10 years in between but I don't know as any of us had ever really put it to the bed. That was the initial thought. And then that first tour was an opportunity to get up there one more time. That seemed like that'd be it. And then we started to get approached about making a record... The whole process of being back together... Almost in the back of your mind you're not sure that you really are together. Do you know what I mean? There's never been a long term plan... It wasn't like we were back together and it was going to be forever. I think we've done everything by baby steps. I guess the end of this process, if we all keep walking up the ladder, will be to tour with a great show. That will be the ideal way to end this chapter. Then we'll do the usual sit down in a room and see how everybody feels."

Q: What's you ideal?
Mark: "If the tour went amazingly well and everybody was happy, then you can look at it two ways. Is that a good time to go, Ok let's take a big break? I wouldn't to happen what did last time when there was a full stop put on it. Because then it's very difficult to move on. So my ideal would be a comma at the end of the tour."

Q: I have to ask you this...
Mark: "Yes,sir"

Q: The track What Do You Want From Me. You know everybody's going to hone in on... incredibly honest. Any doubts? Why do it?
Mark: "Well... it's one of those songs that will always be related to a time in my life which was a difficult time. And still even now, part of me goes, well maybe it doesn't have to be on. I'm still in that place. But there's also another part of me goes, it's something I can move on from now after that track. I spoke to Emma about it, we had chats about it..."

Q: How did she react to it?
Mark: "Erm... different ways, really. The funy thing is that song was written before me... everything kind of came about. It really was written as an optimistic song and then when everything happened it can take on a different connotation. I have to keep reminding myself it was written looking ahead and at a future together... I don't know how I feel about it. Mixed feelings when I hear it, in my stomach and stuff. Do I need to put myself through that? In some ways... but then in others it;s good to confront things and be open. My hope for me and my relationship, and with Emma, is in that song. You know I want us to grow old together, I do fancy her... All those feelings are there... but it is difficult because of what it brings up."

Q: Do you ever have fears about the group's reunion and how it'll work with Rob?
Mark: "Yeah... And in his own way he works like clockwork too, and we've taken these two things and tried to merge them. When I'm not with everybody then the fears and the doubts do start to come up. is it going to work? Because there's not only five of us getting together, there's two teams. I think if we can keep the essence of what we all want, nd talk to each other... that;s really important as a band, I think, the communication and I guess that's what fell apart last time around. I think we could have a whale of a time, I really do, and hold it as a positive memory. Because it's a bit unpredictable, I think that could make it more exciting."

Q: People have been willing you on?
Mark: "Yeah, there's been incredible support. It's funny... becuase I've been sat in a taxi and the driver has said to me, What have you got him back for? Ha! You were doing really well without him. It's had divided opinion the whole thingm but generally I do get the sense that people are willing for it to go well. But it's scary: it's a bit of a walk nto the unknown for us all. I mean the four of us are really only still getting to know each other..."

Q: See much of each other outside of the band?
Mark: "Yeah. Not loads, but in August we all went to Majorca and caught up for a couple of days. We kind of get the families together, which is nice to do. That's something for me... Beyond the music, there's a relationship between us all... What was sad about the last ending for me was that we all went our separate ways and no one really kept in touch. It finished a bit messy and everybody felt isolated and singular. I'd like this time for it all to stay a bit more entwined, for us all to keep crossing paths... But I think we could do some great things, not just albums and shows. I always say to the lads we hould try and write musicals... But Howard's got his DJ-ing and he's not that bloody interested really. For 15 years, in my mind at least, though, this was always the hope - that the five of us would get together again. I never dreamed it would be a record, I thought it would be more getting in a room and having a cup of tea."

Q: Uncle Robbie?
Mark: "Yeah, my son drew a card for him and Aida this morning. I asked him to do a King and Queen but he did something else. He'd just learned the other lads names, and now there's another one... I like it when it has that real family atmosphere: it keeps everybody grounded."

Q: You won't be rooming with Rob on the this tour?
Mark: "No, no. when we were in New York recording it brought back alot of memories walking into his hotel room. Stuff everywhere... some things just don't change."
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