Music Quote by Andy Taylor

Nostalgia is a lucrative drug, but Andy Taylor is describing the hangover: the suspicion that an "80's revival thing" can turn a living band into a themed attraction. The line is less about bragging rights than about a defensive posture - a preemptive refusal of the easiest narrative available to an aging act: cash in, rehearse the hits, smile for the retro crowd.

What makes it land is the way he frames existence as something you have to earn. "New material in us" isn't just product; it's proof of internal motion, the difference between being a museum piece and being a working organism. He pairs that with "a real reason to exist", a phrase that sounds grand until you notice how practical it is. He's talking about motivation, chemistry, friction - the stuff that can't be faked by wardrobe or synth presets.

The subtext is that the band knows exactly how they're perceived: as a symbol of a decade, a vibe, a hairstyle. "We are very conscious about the fact that's what we are as a bunch of people" reads like a wink and a wince at once. They understand the brand they can't escape, but they want agency over it. It's the language of artists negotiating with their own legacy: admitting the nostalgia economy is real, insisting they aren't only its raw material.