"I won't get invited to anything, no-one's ringing me without it": Nathan Aspinall trapped in Mr Brightside walk-on song dilemma

Nathan Aspinall's iconic walk-on to Mr. Brightside from The Killers has become a fixture within darts, but is it in doubt? On Sky Sports' Love the Darts podcast, the world number 20 told us that he briefly considered replacing his recognizable music, although he realizes that such a move would not be without consequences.

"Eminem is my idol, and I absolutely love his music, but I can't change it," said Aspinall on the podcast.

"I was practising in the dance room and Lose Yourself came on in my ear and the beat at the beginning, I thought, 'that could be good'. So we got it edited and I think it sounds amazing to be fair, but it's not been on Sky yet. I don't know if they've approved it or not, but at the weekend it sounded brilliant and on the Euro Tour it was great. So yeah, that's staying, but Mr Brightside is also staying. I can't change Mr Brightside because I won't get invited to anything, no one's ringing me for exhibitions [without it]!"

One change Aspinall did make permanently is his focus on physical and mental health. The Englishman emphasizes sports and discipline, something he believes has become essential in his life as a pro darter.

"Running's been a massive thing for me. It's so stressful and there's a lot of pressure on you when you're doing this job," he said.

"If things aren't going your way, the pressure builds even more. I think for me, taking up running again is keeping my mind clear, so if things aren't going my way, you just forget about it and move on.

"I also speak to a lot of sports psychologists, I've got hypnotherapy people that I deal with, and I think a combination of a lot of factors have turned me into the player that I am now.

Aspinall warns of the pitfalls of life on the ProTour. "As dart players, because we're always on the road, you can just get yourself in a rut where, you'll tip up to a hotel late at night and it's so easy just to lie in bed all day - as most of them do.

"There's a lot of them that just lie there, get a delivery, go downstairs to the hotel, pick it up, get back in bed and eat it."

The 34-year-old Englishman says that his shoulder and elbow were bothering him early this year, prompting him to do extra strength training.Aspinall enters Group A of the Grand Slam of Darts this weekend along with Luke Humphries, Michael Smith and rookie Alex Spellman. A tough draw, but The Asp seems stronger than ever mentally.