 Having spent half of the advance immediately on block-booking a studio for an indefinite period of time, the band moved into individual rooms at the Swiss Cottage Holiday Inn in London, including an extra room for Mackenzie's pet whippets, which he fed on smoked salmon ordered from the hotel's room service.The band also spent large amounts of money on other items such as clothing and drugs.In a 2007 interview bass player Michael Dempsey recalled that "we were all ridiculously profligate.