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
summer guitar years
It was 2002, we all got guitars for Christmas and started playing in my garage that summer, rehearsed there and in a warehouse for a bit for about a year. We did our first gig in June 2003 and we played a few gigs in and around Sheffield for a bit then started doing gigs outside of Sheffield about this time last year, recording demos while all this was going on.
years perception band
There is always that one band that comes along when you are 14 or 15 years old that manages to hit you in just the right way and changes your whole perception of things
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.
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 ...
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.