Alex Turner

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.

There's something about a Gucci loafer kicking on a fuzz pedal.

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.

I don't really go out that much, if I'm honest. I'm quite a recluse. If I had my way, I'd probably be at home most of the time with a book and a cup of tea or glass of wine.

I have a lot of kids in my district who haven't been to the beach, much less Washington, D.C., and that's 20 miles away.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.