Interview: Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody

Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody is enjoying his first Number 1 smash - only it's not by Snow Patrol. Instead, X Factor diva Leona Lewis has scored with Lightbody's song Run. "It's a beautiful thing," says the Northern Ireland-born singer and songwriter. And Snow Patrol aren't doing badly either: their last album, 2006's Eyes Open, was a multi-platinum winner, and their latest, A Hundred Million Suns, is off and running. In this exclusive interview, Lightbody talks about his approach to writing and his hopes for Snow Patrol to endure. For more on Gary Lightbody and the best music news, reviews and tuition, head to www.musicradar.com.