We live in Sheffield and we write about the things we see here. What else is there to write about? — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
Every time you write a song, you're looking for some sort of perfection, and you never quite reach it. You're always looking… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
There's something to be said for writing in the morning. At other points in the day, you're a bit more defensive. — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
I think New York is a good place to write in general because it's a grid. It's organized. You know where you… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
You don't meet that many people that you can talk about Roots Manuva with, but that was my favorite in school, this… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
There have always been jokes all over our songs; I originally started writing lyrics to make my friends crack a smile, which… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
I saw that something changed in terms of the way I approach writing. I don't know. Before, everything was just sort of… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
Sometimes, writing songs is like waiting in for deliveries. They give you a window, and your washing machine is going to show… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
I saw that something changed in terms of the way I approach writing. I don't know. Before, everything was just sort of pieced together;… — Alex Turner Copy Share
Rock'n'roll will never go away completely because it's so fundamentally attractive. — Alex Turner Copy Share
That rock and roll, eh? That rock and roll, it just won't go away. It might hibernate from time to time, sink back into… — Alex Turner Copy Share
Sometimes, writing songs is like waiting in for deliveries. They give you a window, and your washing machine is going to show up, whether… — Alex Turner Copy Share
It was 2002, we all got guitars for Christmas and started playing in my garage that summer, rehearsed there and in a warehouse for… — Alex Turner Copy Share
We were very nervous but it were right exciting. We weren't hooligans but we knew people that were. — Alex Turner Copy Share
I feel like I should just flip out and do something crazy. It's boring when people tell me I'm really well grounded. I feel… — Alex Turner Copy Share
I usually sit around with the guitar in reach and grab it when I get an idea. Sometimes it lasts five minutes, and sometimes… — Alex Turner Copy Share
The idea that talent is directly proportional to your trophy cabinet is one I oppose. — Alex Turner Copy Share
Hopefully the tabloid thing has peaked. It doesn't seem to be as big (to us) as what people might think it is. Maybe we… — Alex Turner Copy Share
The first time I went to New York, it was really exciting, and I thought, given half the chance, it would be nice to… — Alex Turner Copy Share
