Garvey: 'I'm not a natural lyricist'

Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has admitted that he feels pressurised during the writing process.

The 'Grounds For Divorce' singer explained that he takes a large amount of time getting the lyrics to a level he is content with.

"It's the responsibility to the rest of the band that gets me," he told The Star.

"I'm not a natural lyricist and I have to work really hard to get them to a standard I'm really happy with.

"I feel that responsibility to the song as well - to make the song as good as it can be."

Speaking about the band's newfound confidence and how it affected the writing process of recently released album Build A Rocket Boys! Garvey explains: "We did know we didn't want to polish it and work it like we did with The Seldom Seen Kid.

"I love that album and I think of it like I think of old Victorian bridges - huge great big things, but lots of intricacy and ornate details.

"We spent a lot of time working on the finer details of that album and it was the first time we'd dealt with some of the subject matter - the death of a close friend and so on."

Garvey recently admitted to suffering from anxiety dreams over the release of the band's new LP.