And the Cult frontman says he's not sure where the idea of a "rock star" fits into the modern world, insisting the title has been hijacked by "accountants and four-year-old girls."

Astbury is gearing up to record new music with his band, which will start with a "discovery session" in a rehearsal room, after they completed a tour on which they played 1987 album Electric in full.

He tells Esquire, "An accountant does something amazingly well on the stock exchange and his buddies high-five him � he's a rock star. A four-year-old girl learned to ride a bicycle � she's a rock star!