What is a boyband? A band made up of boys? Well, most metal bands are made up of boys so it can't be that. Is it a pop band, made up of boys? Well, I don't think you'd call The Klaxons a boyband would you? Guess who else isn't a boyband? Maroon 5. Because they said so.
The group, who have been together for a decade, insisted that they are a rock group and believe that the public view them in the wrong light.
"The general perception of our band still needs work," frontman Adam Levine told Billboard. "On paper we're really no different than any other rock band. We're a group of guys who've been friends for years who write songs and release them.
"But there's definitely this strange disconnect over who we are and what roles we play in making our music. I do a lot of work and write the lion's share of our music. As much as the band plays a huge role in helping me put it together and writing certain parts, it's all done in-house. No-one has ever written a note for this band who wasn't in the inner circle. I'm not sure people know that.
"I do feel like if I had long, shaggy hair and wore a hat with a feather in it and refused to do interviews I'd probably have a different reputation. But I look kind of like an architect, so people get confused. I upset their rock 'n' roll norms."
Upset rock norms? Now, now... don't get ahead of yourself. There's a lot of bands out there who write boring songs whilst dressing in boring clothes.
Tut tut.
