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In the next issue of Q magazine (or the one after?), you can ask the guys the questions you've been asking each other on these forums! And you might win 25 quid as well...
http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.now.news&fixture_news=1598290&resource=1598290
my q:
from the past 28 years you´ve always been considered as a "hip" band since you´ve always sounded fresh and new even though you created a sound of your own, a trademark that made you quickly identifiable. why do you think that´s been possible, always to be one step ahead of the rest? do you make an effort to keep yourselves updated to the new sounds or you don´t do that but you´re good/lucky enough to mark a tendency every time you release a record?
btw, i can´t participate for the £25, can i? 
Why not Shelly, you afraid we'll laugh at you?
It wasn't, When will you be doing a tour of the States, was it?
I asked at what point would they retire from gigging (before or after they started playing weddings instead of stadiums) 
This of course doesn't take into account when they play my wedding to Anna Kournikova(sic) 
And for those of you who read Q magazine, you might be forgiven for thinking that Modern music is rubbish. A truly terrible magazine. Nice to see it is doing something to redeem itself.
Originally posted by Digital Mike Binoche My Question?Why do you insist on boring us with Blue Monday live ?
I have an ORDER, not a QUESTION
Gimme a good date somewhere around here and you can bore me with anything as long as it's live. 
It seems to of slipped un-noticed that this interview is promotion for the new album,which means its not long before we get the juicy details!
Kick ass!! I'll hafta think of something witty to ask when I fookin wake up! 
Anyways, found a psuedo-review of Q itself that I thought was funny:
Q A glossy British music magazine which often focuses on historical rock and roll reflection. Features a large and comprehensive review section. It also comes with a free CD, so hey, free CD.
Their Opinion of Themselves: Like every British music magazine, they are “The World’s Greatest Music Magazine.”
Public Opinion of Them: I can’t imagine Q being anyone’s favorite music magazine. It’s long, it’s bland, it’s professional, it’s obsessed with the past, and it often contains slightly more references to Pink Floyd than a serious musical publication should.
Cultural Importance: You know how some CDs have little stickers on the front that have quotes from the press about how great the album is? Well, if you ever see one attributed to “Q,” it’s talking about this magazine, not the dude from Star Trek.
This Month’s Cover Story: Everybody knows that lists of the greatest-anything-ever are just excuses for magazines to put The Beatles on the cover and sell a lot of copies to baby boomers. This month, Q is featuring the greatest songwriters of all time. Bob Dylan, Lennon and McCartney, Kurt Cobain, Brian Wilson, Bacharach and David, Morrissey and Marr, etc. Couldn’t they throw in some ridiculous ones just to fuck with us? Who would call them out on it? I would have loved it if I was flipping through the list of greatest songwriters and I ran across someone like Lenny Kravitz or the guy from Toad the Wet Sprocket. Yes, I probably would have been angry at first, but then I would have read the text of the piece and it would have said “Hey, you gullible prat, we were just messing around, Lenny Kravitz actually sucks a big giant dick.” I would have said “Oh, Q, you are incorrigible,” and chuckled a bit to myself. Instead, the list just annoyed and depressed me. There were two rappers on the list. Can you guess who they were? Nas and Biggie? Tupac and Jay-Z? Chuck D and Ice Cube? No. It was Eminem and that talentless flyweight British critical whore Mike Skinner, AKA The Streets. A couple of overrated white guys. For shame, Q.
Other Features of Note: There’s a look-back-in-time segment about September of 1995, reminding us how great Black Grape’s first record was. Remember Black Grape, the band formed by the drug-addled mongoloid from the Happy Mondays after his band imploded because of his crack addiction? No? Well, apparently you’re supposed to, because Q thinks they’re still a hot item.
Interesting Music News: Pete from the Libertines is on crack? No shit? Wow, and we thought he was such a nice boy.
Review System: Q takes the time to review every goddamn thing in the universe, even the new album by Russell Crowe’s vanity bar-band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts. They give it one star, calling Crowe “surly.” There must be a more original thing to call Russell Crowe than “surly.” Then again, I don’t think any word has been more exquisitely tailored for a specific human being than “surly” is for Russell Crowe. So, basically, they’ve got the balls to give albums two stars, four stars, or even one star, unlike Rolling Stone.
Nadir: Calling Mike Skinner “spokesman for a generation.” I always thought people claimed to like The Streets as some sort of a joke, but it’s becoming disturbingly clear that people actually like The Streets. God help us.
Q gets 3 stars out of 5. At least they’re thorough, and they’re a good source of mundane music trivia (and keep in mind that I rely on mundane music trivia for my livelihood).
Originally posted by Jeff Why not Shelly, you afraid we'll laugh at you?It wasn't, When will you be doing a tour of the States, was it?
Yes, I am scared you'll laugh at me and no, it wasn't "When will you be doing a tour of the States". Why would I ask that when I don't live in the US?
BTW, Chunks, where did you find that review of Q? It was classic! 
I'd re-phrase what Shaun Hughes yelled at em.... "what happenned to that skinny bloke who used to play bass"
Shelley, the more coy you are the more we'll worry......it wasn't "Barney, what are you doing next Tuesday and do you like handcuffs?"
Originally posted by Steve Campbell I'd re-phrase what Shaun Hughes yelled at em...."what happenned to that skinny bloke who used to play bass"
Is the new single gonna be called 'Rounder & Rounder'? 
Originally posted by SteveOne > Originally posted by Steve Campbell> I'd re-phrase what Shaun Hughes yelled at em....> "what happenned to that skinny bloke who used to play bass"
Is the new single gonna be called 'Rounder & Rounder'? :D:D
Originally posted by Steve Campbell Shelley, the more coy you are the more we'll worry......it wasn't "Barney, what are you doing next Tuesday and do you like handcuffs?"
Actually, it was me who asked that
I asked: ?: We all know that Gillian could not gig after the last album due to family commitments. Did she write or play on the new album and will she be taking part in any of the (hoped for) live shows?
Originally posted by Steve Campbell Shelley, the more coy you are the more we'll worry......it wasn't "Barney, what are you doing next Tuesday and do you like handcuffs?"
HA HA! No, that wasn't it! Actually, it was "How long do you think you'll be able to keep doing what you do?"
