You don't meet that many people that you can talk about Roots Manuva with, but that was my favorite in school, this record of his called 'Run Come Save Me.' When I first started writing lyrics, it came from that. — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
Songwriters always reminded me of that kid at school who would go around with his guitar, like, 'Yeah, songwritin' man,' looking wistful. That wasn't me - those kinds of people put me off. In the early days, I'd write a… — 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 Image
Rock'n'roll will never go away completely because it's so fundamentally attractive. — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I took the batteries out my mysticism / And put them in my thinking cap — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
We were very nervous but it were right exciting. We weren't hooligans but we knew people that were. — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
