Yannis: 'Foals will avoid limelight'

Yannis Philippakis has claimed that Foals will avoid the limelight following the success of debut album Antidotes.

The frontman said the band's success could leave them "severed" from real life if they don't "settle down" and get back to normality.

Antidotes went straight in at number three on this week's UK album chart.

Talking about their sudden rise to fame, Philippakis told the Daily Star: "I’m pretty reclusive most of the time when I’m not on tour.

"The problem with being in a band like that, with this level of intensity, is you get severed from your real life.

"You become detached from all those personal experiences that you initially made music from, so it’s really important for us to settle down as a band and get back to a different place."

Speaking about the group's extensive tour schedule, he added: "It’s pretty brutal, but we’re excited - we’re not that well travelled, so it’s a great excuse to see the world."