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Maybe 'Can't Stop Feeling' and 'Turn It On' we'll just release as singles. It's a thing The Beatles used to do which I really loved, the idea of releasing something as a single completely on its own.

~Alex Kapranos

Topics: Beatles Feeling Idea Just Loved Maybe Own Really Release Releasing Single Singles Something Stop Thing Turn Used Which

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A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I'm probably going to write about it in a different way.

~Alex Kapranos

Topics: About Criticism Different Different Way Flavor Food Going Lot Similar Way Write

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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 a little further, ask around a bit, of course there are exciting things to discover.

~Alex Kapranos

Topics: Around Ask Away Backstage Bit Blocks Couple Course Discover Easy Exciting Fast-Food Food Further Joint Lazy Little Lying Things Walk You

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The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, essentially.

~Alex Kapranos

Topics: Being Best Bits Creative Down Editing Essentially Good Songwriting You

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Being in a band didn't buy me my beans on toast!

~Alex Kapranos

Topics: Band Beans Being Buy Me Toast

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I didn't grasp the basic principle of being a promoter, which was: Put on music but also generate an income. I was on the dole most of the time.

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Topics: Also Basic Being Dole Generate Grasp Income Most Music Principle Promoter Put Time Which

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Traditionally, lots of vagrants and unemployable characters wind up working in kitchens.

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Topics: Characters Kitchens Lots Up Wind Working

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Men behave very oddly in the company of attractive women.

~Alex Kapranos

Topics: Attractive Behave Company Men Oddly Very Women

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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 socially. But I'm not always comfortable with the idea of small talk at a party.

~Alex Kapranos

Topics: Always Because Chord Comfortable Doing Drum Expect Extrovert Hitting Idea Just Just Because Kick Kit Leap Off Party People Scissors Small Small Talk Socially Talk While You

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

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Topics: Fashion Fickle Music Musical People Tastes

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Musician

Born: March 20th, 1972

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