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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.

~Alex Turner

Topics: About Came Come Favorite First His Lyrics Many Me Meet People Record Roots Run Save School Started Talk Writing You

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I'm not even sure where home is. Probably Terminal 5. There is a strange sense of calm about arriving back at Heathrow.

~Alex Turner

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'Hatful of Hollow' and 'The Smiths' were lent to me, and they made me want to create music that might make another person feel like they made me feel - to have an effect on someone.

~Alex Turner

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I still very much appreciate the storytelling of the best rappers.

~Alex Turner

Topics: Appreciate Best Much Rappers Still Storytelling Very

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

~Alex Turner

Topics: Collaborations Honest Quite Really

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If anyone asks me about songwriting, I guess I'd say that you just gotta do it.

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Topics: About Anyone Ask Gotta Guess Just Me Say Songwriting You

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It's a very unnatural environment to be in, up on a stage. So you put up defenses to hide. Like looking at the ground with your hair in your eyes, or being tightly wound and quite aggressive and uncooperative, as I used to do.

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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.

~Alex Turner

Topics: Be Nice Chance Exciting First First Time Given Half Live London New New York Nice Really Same Thought Time Would York

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I get nervous about gigs sometimes, but not with records - I always get excited.

~Alex Turner

Topics: About Always Excited Get Gigs Nervous Records Sometimes

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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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Topics: Bit Day Defensive More Morning Other Points Said Something Writing You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: January 6th, 1986

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