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> [Arty. To me the word's got as much venom associated with it as 'wacky'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/arty-to-me-the-word-s-got-as-much-venom-associated-with-it-as-wacky/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

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## More by Alex Kapranos

> [I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/i-think-in-the-world-of-indie-music-there-s-this-sort-of-false-modesty/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I'm probably going to write about it in a different way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/a-lot-of-food-criticism-has-a-similar-flavor-to-it-and-i-m-probably/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [The internet is like a gossipy girls' locker room after school, isn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/the-internet-is-like-a-gossipy-girls-locker-room-after-school-isn-t-it/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [I want to make music that will make the blood surge in your veins, music that will get people up and dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/i-want-to-make-music-that-will-make-the-blood-surge-in-your-veins/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [No matter what you do, if you're trying to create something new, your environment has a massive impact on you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/no-matter-what-you-do-if-you-re-trying-to-create-something-new-your/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [Just because you can leap off a drum kit doing a scissors kick while hitting a chord, people expect you to be an extrovert…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/just-because-you-can-leap-off-a-drum-kit-doing-a-scissors-kick-while/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [I find American football quite ridiculous generally. I don't understand it. It looks like a lot of guys dressed up as spacemen shouting at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/i-find-american-football-quite-ridiculous-generally-i-don-t/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [You can only begin to be great when you embrace a sense of your own ridiculousness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/you-can-only-begin-to-be-great-when-you-embrace-a-sense-of-your-own/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [Ideally, musicians belong outside the Establishment. When they cross that line, it's like something in them has died.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/ideally-musicians-belong-outside-the-establishment-when-they-cross/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [Boredom or being sick of what you've done before is a big part of being in a band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/boredom-or-being-sick-of-what-you-ve-done-before-is-a-big-part-of/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [It's easy to be lazy when there's food lying around backstage or there's a fast-food joint a couple blocks away. But if you walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/it-s-easy-to-be-lazy-when-there-s-food-lying-around-backstage-or/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [There are loads of bands I'd love to produce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/there-are-loads-of-bands-i-d-love-to-produce/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [Anyone can play an instrument if you show them how to move their limbs, lips or fingers the right way. It's irrelevant. What is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/anyone-can-play-an-instrument-if-you-show-them-how-to-move-their/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [“I'm not here to make waffles!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/i-m-not-here-to-make-waffles/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

> [The Beatles were huge for me, ... I used to jump around the room to the red album, the one with all the early…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kapranos/the-beatles-were-huge-for-me-i-used-to-jump-around-the-room-to-the/)

[Alex Kapranos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kapranos/)

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