"In 20, 30 years' time, no one's going to give a f**k about mediocre bulls**t radio bands - they're going to look to us in the same way we look to the boys, back in the day," says Serge Pizzorno, the confident, cocksure guitarist with Kasabian.
It is an astonishing claim for anyone to make - much less a band who have never had a number one single. None the less, the Leicestershire rockers remain undeterred in their belief that history will find them a place among the rock greats and are convinced that their album - the spectacularly titled 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum' - can catapult them to the stadium rock status their previous LP 'Empire' set them on their way towards three years ago.
Emerging in 2004, the 'Club Foot' stars pledged to join "the guardians of rock 'n' roll... the Stones, Zeppelin, the Pistols, Oasis, we're next in line" and have yet to see their self-belief waiver.
Singer Tom Meighan's appraisal of their career thus far is pretty simple - they're great. "Our first album, it's f***in' massive, mate. A couple of months ago I had some people over and I put in on full blast," he said recently. "Then I put the second one on. That's a f***in' unbelievable record, too."
Despite their risky ideas, the band - also comprising of bassist Chris Edwards, drummer Ash Hannis and keyboardist/guitarist Chris Karloff - are proud of their work. "I've bored my next door neighbour half to death, and my lady. If people like it half as much as I do, then I've won, because I f***ing love it!" says Tom.
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