Andy Burrows joins We Are Scientists

ANDY BURROWS has announced that he is joining We Are Scientists as an honorary member.

The former Razorlight drummer had been working with the duo - Chris Caine and Keith Murray - on their third album and said will join them live and on the record.

Speaking to NME.COM, he added that he is also planning his own solo album this autumn.

Burrows, who quit Razorlight in March this year, said: "There was no plan from me to go solo.

"I've always been comfortable behind the drums, but I've always written songs too and I had a bunch sitting around, and it dawned on me once I'd left Razorlight I had enough for an album."

He said he plans to play live with We Are Scientists as an "honouree Scientist".

And for the first time, he explained his reasons behind leaving the band, fronted by Johnny Borrell.

He said: "I'm a fan of Razorlight, but by the end I wasn't a fan of being in Razorlight," he said, adding there were no hard feelings.

"I was really pleased to hear that they were going to carry on without me, though. It was good to see the band being positive and moving on."