Glasgow's not a media center. When you're there, when you're hanging about, you feel quite detached from musical movements or fashions or anything like that. You do feel quite alone, in a good way. Alex Kapranos centerdetachfashion Change image and share on social
Why play a chord when you can play one note? Alex Kapranos chordnoteplay Change image and share on social
I really want it to have an impact on the world. I want to be in a town on the other side of the world, and somebody walks up and says, 'That music you made in Glasgow, I listened to it every day, and it moved me.' Alex Kapranos dayglasgowimpact share on social
The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, essentially. Alex Kapranos bitcreativeedit Change image and share on social
Traditionally, lots of vagrants and unemployable characters wind up working in kitchens. Alex Kapranos characterkitchenlot Change image and share on social
Arty. To me the word's got as much venom associated with it as 'wacky'. Alex Kapranos artyvenomwacky Change image and share on social
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 criticismflavorfood Change image and share on social
If success had come along when I was 17 it would either have killed me or sent me completely mad. Alex Kapranos completelykillmad Change image and share on social
A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through. Alex Kapranos bandchurndreary Change image and share on social
Ambition is sneered at by some bands. It seems like a pretty good thing to me. Alex Kapranos ambitionbandgood Change image and share on social
