Carl Barat has some regrets about Dirty Pretty Things. He says they were too idealistic.
Speaking after the band's final gig at London's Astoria 2, he said he wanted "a band of brothers and friends".But the singer and guitarist, who formed the band in 2004 after The Libertines split, said he was looking forward to the future.
Talking to NME, he said he was pleased his friendships with his bandmates would remain intact.
He said: "I do have regrets. I have to refer you to Max Weber and functionalism - democracy can't always work. I was a bit idealistic. I wanted a band of brothers and friends.
"We had that for a while. Occasionally things went awry. Our hearts were always in the same place. We were all very young in different ways.
"Yeah, I do have regrets, but I wouldn't change anything. The day the expectation and the regimentation of the band died was the day we became friends again."
Guitarist Anthony Rossomando added: "It was like slicing out a cyst, or something. I don't think we ever fitted in the suit [of being a regimented band]."
Both admitted that their final gig together was emotional for them, although they tried to keep it together.
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Barat said: "I choked up a couple of times. But I learned very early on not to cry during a song. During 'Truth Begins' I was like, [makes choking noise]."
Rossomando added: "For me it was holding back tears all the time. I saved all mine for after the gig.
"I opened my eyes [before the show] with tears in them and realised I was in the fuckin' washroom with wash buckets and stuff on my own!"
And they both thanked their fans for all their support in the last four years.
"We've had an incredible, incredible response from people, the gigs have been amazing. We've been incredibly blessed," said Rossomando.
Barat added: "Thank you for your attention, your patience, your belief and understanding, through what you've done it's invigorated us. It's not dead yet, far from it."
