Move over Stephen Fry Manic Street Preachers are National Treasures too

Move over Stephen Fry. Get out of the way The WI. Jog on Jarvis, Great Britain has a new National Treasure - the Manic Street Preachers.

With the band in a retrospective mood thanks to their forthcoming singles collection (released in October), Nicky Wire joked the Welsh trio have now graduated to 'beloved' status in the public's eyes - so much so they've called the new collection National Treasures.

"It's half true, half piss take," the bassist told Q of the band's title and national treasure status. "We've probably got to the stage where we are national treasures."

The collection will be accompanied by the release of a photo book featuring "the cream" of Wire's career-spanning "collection of around 6000 to 10,000 Polaroid photos", but despite the general look back, Wire insists this is not the prelude to these National Treasures going into retirement.

"We'll keep making albums as long as we're still bitter and angry and hate filled," he declared, adding the next new one will be along in 2013.

For the full story of the Manics collection and an exclusive interview with Wire get the our current issue, Q302 which is on sale now.

Plus Q will have some very special Manic Street Preachers news soon so stay tuned to Qthemusic. In the meantime the band have been nominated as one of the 25 greatest artists of Q's lifetime.

Head to Qthemusic.com/q25 to vote for them and get more information about our 25th birthday celebrations, including exclusive gigs, video interviews and more.

12:24 PM | 08/08/2011

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