Arcade Fire: 'Rock clichés aren't cool'

Win Butler has claimed that he has never been attracted to the "clichéd rock life".

The Arcade Fire frontman told The Observer that his band - on tour in the UK next month - have always been embarrassed by the over-the-top partying of some groups.

Butler said: "The clichéd rock life never seemed that cool to me. We're not a band that's out to party until we die every night.

"We did a lot of shows with a lot of bands that were living that dream, but it's a dream I never bought into. It never seemed that fun. In fact, it was always kind of embarrassing to me. That isn't what I think is cool about rock."

When asked if he missed the faith-based sense of community of his Mormon upbringing, he replied: "Yes. I guess I do. I'm not practising, I don't go to church, but what I got from it was a sense of belonging to something bigger.

"What I really miss is being forced to be in a community with people that aren't the same as you. Then, you really have to work through the ways that you're different. I think that's important and it's missing in youth culture."

Butler added: "I guess some of the songs are a reaction against the tyranny of youth culture, where you only hang around with people who dress like you, think like you and listen to the same music as you

"Even though we are seen as the quintessential indie band, I feel very far from that culture a lot of the time."