Alex Turner Quotes

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Alex Turner

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 6, 1986

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 bunch of lyrics and almost look at them as a sort of joke, to make the rest of the boys laugh.

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The first time I went to New York, it was really exciting, and I thought, given half the chance, it would be nice to live there - the same with London.

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Television? It's a gateway to writer's block, isn't it?

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I'm not really one for collaborations, to be quite honest.

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I think I'm alright as a lyricist, you know? But then what will happen every couple of months or so is that I'll hear a song I've never heard before and feel I've gone right back to square one.

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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.

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I can't draw. I'm good on the yo-yo, but I don't draw.

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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.

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There's something to be said for writing in the morning. At other points in the day, you're a bit more defensive.

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I like The Four Freshmen, anything with good harmonies, some Beach Boys. I like the girl groups as well, like The Dixie Cups and all that.

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