“The singer’s an only child, but nearly all of the stories he tells me while talking about the music of his life involve his buddies, whether they’re impersonating Oasis or chasing girls together. And when it comes to pronouns, he usually defaults to “we” instead of “I.” — Pitchfork on Alex Turner [x]

“I know my lyrics might be weird to some, but they’re not like that to me because I know where they come from - I know the secret.” — Alex Turner [x]

“I didn’t know how to sing in the beginning. That’s why our early songs have a lot of words and just a vague hint of a melody.” — Alex Turner [x]

“That particular bit is like the thing Lil Wayne and Drake do. We’ve been listening to a lot of their stuff recently. I like that thing they do where they talk about something backwards, so they talk about it but then say what it actually is on the next line. It’s hard to explain but I guess it’s a little nod to that idea. So I say, ‘I’m a puppet on a string’, just before mentioning Tracey Island. That’s what it’s about – uncertainty.” —

Alex Turner about the lyrics to ‘R U Mine?’

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ARCTIC MONKEYS

ARCTIC MONKEYS

Another Coachella hero.

We salute you, Towel Guy

The true hero of Coachella

Jack Black likes Arctic Monkeys

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