Song Quotes by Alex Kapranos

12 Song quotes by Alex Kapranos

Alex Kapranos offers a dozen concise reflections on songs, perfect for a quick dip into his indie‑rock perspective. It’s an approachable entry point for anyone wanting to hear his take without a deep dive.

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It's very rare that a song falls from your mind complete.

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I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty.

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Ambition is sneered at by some bands. It seems like a pretty good thing to me.

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People's musical tastes are fickle, and music can be a fashion.

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I think a lot of bands are creatively knackered when they come off tour.

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Music should be universal. My life perspective, my lifestyle - I'm not going to impose that on the people that listen to…

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A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.

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Ideally, musicians belong outside the Establishment. When they cross that line, it's like something in them has died.

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I really want it to have an impact on the world. I want to be in a town on the other side…

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You really only understand whether a song's good or not when you properly play it out in public for the first time.

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The Beatles were huge for me, ... I used to jump around the room to the red album, the one with all…

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You're letting such a fragile side of yourself out when you're creating or writing music. To do that with people who are…

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The internet is like a gossipy girls' locker room after school, isn't it?

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I want to make music that will make the blood surge in your veins, music that will get people up and dance.

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No matter what you do, if you're trying to create something new, your environment has a massive impact on you.

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Just because you can leap off a drum kit doing a scissors kick while hitting a chord, people expect you to be an extrovert…

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You can only begin to be great when you embrace a sense of your own ridiculousness.

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Boredom or being sick of what you've done before is a big part of being in a band.

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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…

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There are loads of bands I'd love to produce.

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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…

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“I'm not here to make waffles!”

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The Beatles were huge for me, ... I used to jump around the room to the red album, the one with all the early…

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