“I stopped trying to be an average guitarist in an indie band, because I’d tried that lots of times and failed!” Willgoose reveals, chuckling. READ MORE: Joanne Shaw Taylor on how taking a break helped her find her passion again.Willgoose, Esq – the dapper, bespectacled creative force behind electronic rock outfit Public Service Broadcasting – did in around 2009, and it turned out to be the best decision he ever made.

You won’t read this in many self-help books, but sometimes the best thing you can do in life is to give up.