Kasabian: A stalking horse for their parents

We've always wondered what, exactly, the point of Kasabian is - after all, if they didn't exist, nobody would say "what the world really needs is a sort-of-midway point between the Kaiser Chiefs and Oasis", would they? Unless they worked for a record label.

Now, it turns out, the whole band might be little more than a ruse on the part of Tom's parents to date celebrities:

"One of the best things about being famous is making our parents so proud. They swap press cuttings about us and my dad even got to chat up JAMIE LEE CURTIS."

We suspect there may have been a distinct lack of success with that one.