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5 Seconds of Summer think it's "disrespectful" to trash hotel rooms on tour.
The pop-punk band - made up of Ashton Irwin, Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford and Calum Hood - insist they are very un-rock'n'roll and are often napping or out go-karting when they're not on stage.
Guitarist Michael told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "What's the point of throwing a TV out the window if SpongeBob Squarepants could be on and we could be watching it? Or Geordie Shore? What a waste.
"I think it's disrespectful to trash hotel rooms. The most rock and roll thing about us is how we sound."
The band's self-titled debut album hit number one on iTunes in 69 different countries after its release and is set to reach the top spot in the UK Albums Chart this week.
Michael, 18, insist their pre-show rituals don't involve drinking or anything outrageous and the lads just enjoy chilling out before their concerts.
He explained: "We brush our teeth, listen to some music - either heavy metal or some savage R 'n' B. We like to jump around to get all pumped up. We don't really have after-parties either. We're so busy, we barely get time to sleep. We nap whenever we can - we're always tired. We like go-karting a lot too."
Although he's not yet legal to drink, singer Luke, 17, thinks artists shouldn't enjoy a tipple before they go on stage because it gives people a bad impression.
He said: "You should never drink before you go on stage. That's a very bad idea if you want to give your all to your fans. Maybe when we're 50, on the reunion tour."

Arcade Fire opened this year's Barclaycard British Summer Time at Hyde Park with a rousing performance on Thursday (03.07.14).
The indie rockers followed up their headline slot on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury last week with another major performance in London's Hyde Park, performing a slew of hits 'Reflektor', 'Joan of Arc' and 'Wake Up'.
During an anthemic encore that saw confetti shower Hyde Park, frontman Win Butler quipped to the crowd not to "wake the rich people up", making light of recent concerns from nearby residents about noise pollution.
Prior to Arcade Fire's headline performance, Jake Bugg, Wild Beasts and Future Island took the stage at the renowned London venue in front of a star-studded crowd that included Billie Piper, Abbey Clancey, Daisy Lowe, Mischa Barton and Gemma Arterton.
The big gig comes just a week after Arcade Fire - consisting of Win, his wife Regine, his brother Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara - performed an "unbelievable" headline slot at Glastonbury, which they hailed as one of the "most incredible" moments of their career.
British Summer Time continues today (04.07.14) and the likes of Black Sabbath, The Libertines, Sir Tom Jones, Motorhead and Soundgarden are among the acts playing the 10-day festival until July 13.

DJ Fresh wants to team up with Calvin Harris.
The 'Make U Bounce' hitmaker - who is currently working on his fourth studio album set for release later this year - would love to collaborate with Calvin, 30, after being impressed by a "cool track" the Grammy Award-winner sent to him.
The 37-year-old - whose real name is Daniel Stein - told The Daily Star: "Calvin sent me a really cool track the other day that he's working on.
"We've only really just started to touch base with each other in the last year but get on really well."
The Brit Award-nominee added that he is a huge fan of the scottish DJ and finds him inspirational.
He explained: "I'm a massive fan of his music and he's been an inspiration to me."
Meanwhile, Calvin's latest collaboration with his former girlfriend Rita Ora on her track 'I will Never Let You Down' shot to the top of the charts scoring Rita, 23, her fourth UK number one single.
Her third number one track 'Hot Right Now' was produced by DJ Fresh and was released as a second single from his third studio album 'Nextlevelism'.

Chris Martin sings Pulp songs on karaoke.
The Coldplay frontman, who is a big fan of the 'Disco 2000' band, claims he couldn't do what Pulp do but he still likes to get up on the microphone in bars and imitates the band's frontman, Jarvis Cocker.
He said: "I'm going through such a Pulp phase. I just love 'em. I listen to Jarvis and there's part of me that thinks wow I just can't do that.
"But I can do what I do and I'm very grateful that I can do that. I love 'Different Class' but then I like bits and bobs from all over the place.
"I've never done a Pulp cover in public but in Karaoke I've done a few. Jarvis is very cool, you've got to get that hand twist that he does."
Meanwhile, the singer and his band - also featuring Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion - have been through "most rock and roll clichés" and say the fact that they're not touring this year means they relish the few small shows they have been doing.
Chris told Absolute Radio's Pete Donaldson in an interview conducted before one of their gigs at London's Royal Albert Hall this week: "I have a big connection to the Albert Hall because when I first moved to London, the first concert I ever got in to see was the Black Crows and I bought tickets off a tout.
"It just seemed like the hugest place in the world. I'm a huge Black Crows fan and the singer Chris, I think smiled at me which sort of made life at the time."

Drake has pulled out of Wireless Festival this weekend.
The 'Hold On, We're Going Home' hitmaker will no longer be headlining the gigs because he "got sick a few days ago" and doctors have told him he is not "physically fit to fly" to the UK for the concerts at London's Finsbury Park and Birmingham's Perry Park.
Kanye West, who is also headlining the event, will now play two nights in London, while Rudimental will play an extended set in Birmingham tomorrow (04.07.14).
In a statement, Drake said: "To my beloved fans, it truly breaks my heart that I won't be able to perform as planned at Wireless and Roskilde this weekend.
"I got sick a few days ago and although I am on my way to bouncing back, my doctors have made it clear that I am not physically fit to fly or deliver the performance my fans expect and deserve from me.
"I will be focused on resting for a quick recovery.
"I have the best fans in the world and I can't wait to come back to make more incredible memories together."
Organisers Live Nation have confirmed that all three days of Wireless, from July 4 to July 6 will go ahead as planned with co-headliner Bruno Mars and refunds are available from point of purchase but not from the event.
Ticket holders tomorrow in Birmingham will also receive £20 of 'Wireless Credit' when they arrive at the site to spend on food, beverages, merchandise and funfair rides.
Other acts performing at the event include Pharrell Williams, Ellie Goulding, Outkast, Tinie Tempah, Basement Jaxx, Wiz Khalifa, Azealia Banks, Robin Thicke, Clean Bandit, Rudimental, John Newman and Angel Haze.

Chris Martin is "fascinated" by Rihanna.
The Coldplay rocker was very "inspired" when he worked with his 'Princess of China' collaborator because so many other "cool" people want to record and write with her, likening the atmosphere around her to a "holiday camp" for those in the industry.
He said: "She's a very fascinating, interesting person. She's very mysterious. When Rihanna's making an album she's talented enough that lots of cool people want to work on it. So it's not like I'm the only one.
"When we were working together it was inspiring because you're around a lot of other people. It's sort of like some kind of holiday camp for producers and musicians."
The 'Magic' hitmaker admires bands such as U2 and Radiohead who have been around for a long time and share the sort of friendship he has with his Coldplay bandmates that allows them to keep one another grounded.
He told Absolute Radio's Pete Donaldson in an interview conducted before one of their gigs at London's Royal Albert Hall this week: "We look up to U2 of course a lot and Radiohead have it. Not many bands have that experience of being teenagers together and becoming adults. So it's just such a joyful feeling. Anytime any of us goes a bit off, the others just say come on man."
The full gig is available on-demand until the 3rd August. Listen back at absoluteradio.co.uk.

Jake Bugg "hates" music festivals.
The 'Lightning Bolt' singer, who performed at Glastonbury in South East England last weekend, admits he's not a fan of traipsing through muddy fields but insists it was a privilege to play the event.
Speaking before his show, he said: "I hate festivals so much, but obviously to be this high up on the line-up and to be playing here tonight, is a privilege. But the actual experience of festivals I could really do without."
This year marked Jake's year at Glastonbury at Worthy Farm in Somerset and he admits he's been overwhelmed in the past.
He said: "I remember going out onto the Pyramid Stage last year and seeing so many blurred faces. It was much bigger than I thought it was going to be, I couldn't really believe it to be honest.
"It was a bit too early for me to care - it was 3pm, and that's a bit too early for a show for me."
The singer was playing a later slot this year and claims playing the Pyramid Stage was very different to being on the BBC Introducing Stage a few years ago.
He told NME magazine: "It's just opposite ends of the spectrum. There was hardly anybody there first time, so to then go onto the Pyramid and see that many people, it kind of shows that for me - and for anybody else - dreams can come true."

Lily Allen is going on tour with Miley Cyrus.
The 'Hard Out Here' singer is joining forces with the 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker to promote her latest album 'Sheezus' in an attempt to break America.
Lily took to Twitter today (03.07.14) to share her excitement about the upcoming US tour and wrote: "#BBBBANGERZ @MileyCyrus CANT WAIT !!!!! (sic)."
Miley's recent shows, in support of her record 'Bangerz', are well-known for being controversial - with the star simulating masturbation, swearing, promoting drugs and talking about sex to young members of the crowd.
Lily's sets are less shocking but she still found time to gyrate and discuss her "camel-toe" on stage at Glastonbury festival last weekend, and she dedicated her song 'F*** You' to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
She said: "This song is dedicated to the most annoyingly corrupt person in the world."
Lily will join Miley from August 1, playing at Uniondale, New York and performing on a total of seven dates.
Sky Ferreira and Icona Pop previously opened for Miley on the 'Bangerz Tour', which had a number of shows rescheduled when the singer was hospitalised due to an allergic reaction in April.

Lily and Miley's joint tour dates are..

August 1 - Uniondale, New York (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
August 2 - Philadelphia, Pa. (Wells Fargo Center)
August 4 - Pittsburgh, Pa. (CONSOL Energy Center)
August 6 - Charlotte, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Arena)
August 7 - Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)
August 9 - Louisville, Ky. (KFC Yum! Center)
August 10 - St. Louis, Mo. (Scottrade Center)

McBusted have written a song about breasts.
The McFly and Busted supergroup - made up of Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, Harry Judd, James Bourne and Matt Willis - have revealed their latest track was inspired by boobs and hope it will be considered an "appreciation" of the female physique, reports The Daily Star.
Matt, 31, said: "We have been writing a lot recently. I was writing with Dougie Poynter last night. We were writing a song about boobs.
"We couldn't write an album just about boobs - well, we could, me and Dougie would buy it."
Dougie, 26, explained: "It's an appreciation.
"Matt and James Bourne have been writing too, or we might write some more stuff about boobs."
Meanwhile, the boys - who are about to bring their sold-out UK tour to a close with a British Summer Time gig in London's Hyde Park on Sunday (06.07.14) - said they are "pumped" about the performance, although Matt admitted it has been an emotional time for the group.
James, 30, said: "We are super pumped."
Matt added: "This gig marks the end of the honeymoon period. I don't want to sound all lame but it's been everything I wanted it to be."