Alex Turner
Alex Turner
Alexander David "Alex" Turneris an English musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and principal songwriter of the English rock band Arctic Monkeys. The only child of two teachers, Turner was raised in the Sheffield suburb of High Green. Turner has also recorded with his side-project The Last Shadow Puppets and as a solo artist for the Submarinemovie soundtrack...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth6 January 1986
CityHigh Green, England
building crack good people playing shows
It'll never be the same as it is here. We'd been playing shows all over and it's been building up really slowly. We didn't even know we were doing it when we were doing it. It can never be the same, but we can have a good crack at it. We'll play the shows and if people like (them), great. If not ...
driving feels last near playing shows year
Last year at this time, we were driving around playing shows near Sheffield. Now, it feels like we'll at least have a go at it.
cups dixie four good groups
I like The Four Freshmen, anything with good harmonies, some Beach Boys. I like the girl groups as well, like The Dixie Cups and all that.
I'm like the Ben Affleck of crowd surfing.
I'm not really one for collaborations, to be quite honest.
arriving home sure terminal
I'm not even sure where home is. Probably Terminal 5. There is a strange sense of calm about arriving back at Heathrow.
crack good
It'll never be the same as it is here. It can never be the same, but we can have a good crack at it.
news talk wants
It were amazing. That day it was like, 'Sky News wants to talk to you'.
arrogance inevitable people tired
We want to do things our way, and people think it's arrogance, so it's inevitable some people will get tired of us.
bit morning
There's something to be said for writing in the morning. At other points in the day, you're a bit more defensive.
There's something about a Gucci loafer kicking on a fuzz pedal.
five grab sit
I usually sit around with the guitar in reach and grab it when I get an idea. Sometimes it lasts five minutes, and sometimes it lasts all day.
album machine songs washing whether
Sometimes, writing songs is like waiting in for deliveries. They give you a window, and your washing machine is going to show up, whether the window is the album or something you're thinking, like, 'This thing is going to come to me.'
gateway
Television? It's a gateway to writer's block, isn't it?