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Rolling Stone, April 2004 Q: Have you deliberately ignored 'A Wolf at the Door'? I played it on the train from England’s Bath to Oxford, with the scenery drifting by… perfect.
Thom: Really? Do you know how close that track was to not being on the record? It’s odd that you mention the train from Bath, because I wrote the lyrics on that very same train. I got on the train one night, and because of what I do… Well… If I want some peace and quiet… I, eh… paid my full, eh, ticket, to get up the front…
Q: Are you trying to say you travelled first class?
Thom: [laughs] Yeah, it’s criminally expensive, but I needed some time, some peace and quiet. But what I got was a bunch of rowdy, posh city boys, obviously rich as hell, who were going to some fucking stag party. Thirty of them in first class - and me. These guys had two crates of Stella, a ghettoblaster, and the guy who was getting married was dressed as Elvis. And for three hours, I sat there while they 'enjoyed' themselves. They were awful, aaaaaaahhhhh! And the whole lyric is just about my revenge on them [laughs].
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