Zutons bassist Russell Pritchard has revealed that he cried when guitarist Boyan Chaudhury announced his departure from the band last year. Pritchard told The Daily Record: "When we lost Boyan last year it was like splitting up with someone. It set us back in a way and moved us forward, too. I had a little bit of a cry about it, I'm not ashamed to admit. It was hard confronting him about it".
Pritchard was also asked about Amy Winehouse's version of The Zutons' 'Valerie', which the band's frontman Dave McCabe recently said is now seen by fans "as Amy Winehouse's song". Pritchard said: "I don't mind her version but I think ours is better. We play it the way it was written. We wouldn't cover one of her songs because we're not heavily into doing covers and it's not like we need to return a favour. We've done alright off our own releases".