The Darkness are up for four nominations at the Brit Awards - the most this year for any act.

They were on the David Letterman show in the US on Friday as 'Permission to Land' was the highest rising album in the chart over there last week.

They say the secret to cracking the States is to not make the same mistakes as Oasis:

"I don't know how hard they tried. I'm not really sure how good they are either."

"Oasis must have strutted in, four and a half foot tall or whatever they are, thinking, 'Oh God, this country's ours for the taking!' and then as soon as it doesn't go their way they go, 'Ooh, that's not quite working is it? Shall we go back to the UK where we're really popular and successful? Knock it on the head, can't be bothered with this.'"

"To me it's laziness and arrogance."

Back to the Brits 2004...