"I think because it was a new band, we said it was a new band, we changed our clothes, we changed our hair," he said, before adding: "You know when people get a divorce and they get a new haircut, they change their clothes and they go to the gym – that was us in 2003.
Speaking of his new band, Nick said: "The first time I played music together with other people, was with my friend and his dad, we were about eight-years-old, we played The Lion Sleeps tonight.
"We'd been a band before, we got dropped, we'd tasted what it's like, we'd been on tour," Nick said, adding: "We'd done cool things and it was all taken away from us.
He added that it said "a lot about the record industry" as people believed the band were "damaged goods" before a small, independent label, decided to risk it and sign the band.
Since his departure, the Chiefs have gone on to continue as a band with Ricky Wilson, Andrew White, Simon Rix, Nick Baines and Vijay Mistry, continuing to release music and touring.
