Alex Kapranos
Alex Kapranos
Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley, commonly known as Alex Kapranos, is a British musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the Glasgow-based rock band Franz Ferdinand...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth20 March 1972
mcdonalds buns cows
I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds.
thinking world modesty
I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty.
thinking band
I think a lot of bands are creatively knackered when they come off tour.
writing ideas people
Cinema, which is influenced by every single part of life, is direct and reaches you immediately. And writing - the best writing is complex ideas communicated concisely. And music - if it's a good tune, make sure people can bloody hear it.
impact world want
I really want it to have an impact on the world. I want to be in a town on the other side of the world, and somebody walks up and says, 'That music you made in Glasgow, I listened to it every day, and it moved me.
principles income promoters
I didn't grasp the basic principle of being a promoter, which was: Put on music but also generate an income. I was on the dole most of the time.
years ties tie-dye
Boho to me is a first-year student who's just discovered the tie-dye shop.
girl thinking yellow
Although they might not admit it, I think girls are very aware of the impact that they're having. But they never feel it themselves, and it's impossible to explain. It's like trying to tell a blind person what yellow is.
identity want matter
It doesn't matter how adventurous you want to be, you've still got to contain your identity.
dance blood people
I want to make music that will make the blood surge in your veins, music that will get people up and dance.
character wind kitchen
Traditionally, lots of vagrants and unemployable characters wind up working in kitchens.
differences expectations aspiration
There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.
editing creative songwriting
The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, essentially.
belong cross
Ideally, musicians belong outside the Establishment. When they cross that line, it's like something in them has died.