The 1975: A year of living sensibly

Chart-topping band The 1975 may have a reputation as a louche bunch of party boys, but Ed Power finds singer Matthew Healy is a hard worker who’s written some great songs

INEVITABLY I end up asking The 1975’s Matthew Healy about his alleged penchant for recreational pharmaceuticals. He is amused more than affronted.

“Here’s a newsflash for you: young people who do modelling or do music — when they go out for a night in major cities, a lot of them do drugs. That’s just a shocking bit of information for the world to learn… Of course I’ve done cocaine in the toilet at a nightclub.”