Mike Skinner tells today's Observer, in what he hopes to be his final ever The Streets interview, why he hopes his new album 'Computer and Blues' will be his last. 

'Computer and Blues' is the fifth album by The Streets. Skinner said: "I signed a five-album deal, so the economics of the Streets really shaped it as much as my inspiration. It would be silly to end the Streets on the fourth album and then make another just to satisfy a deal, or to do six albums and do five of them on Warner and one of them independently."

Mike Skinner explains why he no longer wants to do any lengthy interviews: "It's obvious. I've been doing it for 10 years and I've always tried to do something different with each album. Some [of my work has] been amazingly received and some of it hasn't been, and I've run out of new avenues.

"As uninteresting as the Streets is to talk about, the most interesting element of anything is its death, so if you're going to talk about the Streets, ending the Streets is probably a good thing to talk about. But it's not interesting really. I haven't really got anything more to do."

When asked to give points out of ten for The Streets' career, Skinner said: "Overall … I'd say it was a seven out of 10 ... I mean, I've worked really hard. Ten out of 10 for every effort. No doubt. I'm proud of that. Ten out of 10 for effort! Ha ha!"

Watch The Streets' 'Everything Is Borrowed' video below: