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. — 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
