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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/i-usually-sit-around-with-the-guitar-in-reach-and-grab-it-when-i-get/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

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## More by Alex Turner

> [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;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/i-saw-that-something-changed-in-terms-of-the-way-i-approach-writing-i/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [Rock'n'roll will never go away completely because it's so fundamentally attractive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/rock-n-roll-will-never-go-away-completely-because-it-s-so/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/that-rock-and-roll-eh-that-rock-and-roll-it-just-won-t-go-away-it/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [Sometimes, writing songs is like waiting in for deliveries. They give you a window, and your washing machine is going to show up, whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/sometimes-writing-songs-is-like-waiting-in-for-deliveries-they-give/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [It was 2002, we all got guitars for Christmas and started playing in my garage that summer, rehearsed there and in a warehouse for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/it-was-2002-we-all-got-guitars-for-christmas-and-started-playing-in/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [I took the batteries out my mysticism / And put them in my thinking cap](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/i-took-the-batteries-out-my-mysticism-and-put-them-in-my-thinking-cap/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [I can't draw. I'm good on the yo-yo, but I don't draw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/i-can-t-draw-i-m-good-on-the-yo-yo-but-i-don-t-draw/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [We were very nervous but it were right exciting. We weren't hooligans but we knew people that were.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/we-were-very-nervous-but-it-were-right-exciting-we-weren-t-hooligans/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/i-feel-like-i-should-just-flip-out-and-do-something-crazy-it-s-boring/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [There's that 15 quid we put on One Direction to win down the drain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/there-s-that-15-quid-we-put-on-one-direction-to-win-down-the-drain/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [I usually sit around with the guitar in reach and grab it when I get an idea. Sometimes it lasts five minutes, and sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/i-usually-sit-around-with-the-guitar-in-reach-and-grab-it-when-i-get/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [We should not be afraid of change, we should return to the old ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/we-should-not-be-afraid-of-change-we-should-return-to-the-old-ideas/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [The idea that talent is directly proportional to your trophy cabinet is one I oppose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/the-idea-that-talent-is-directly-proportional-to-your-trophy-cabinet/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/hopefully-the-tabloid-thing-has-peaked-it-doesn-t-seem-to-be-as-big/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

> [The first time I went to New York, it was really exciting, and I thought, given half the chance, it would be nice to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/the-first-time-i-went-to-new-york-it-was-really-exciting-and-i/)

[Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/)

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