The idea that talent is directly proportional to your trophy cabinet is one I oppose.
From Alex Turner
Every time you write a song, you're looking for some sort of perfection, and you never quite reach it. You're always looking for that extra missing piece.
Rock n' roll seems like it's faded away sometimes, but it will never die.
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.
Guitar music or rock n' roll or whatever you want to call it sort of goes away with trends, but it'll never go away completely. It can't die because it's so fundamentally attractive.
Sometimes, writing songs is like waiting in for deliveries. They give you a window, and your washing machine is going to show up, whether the window is the album or something you're thinking, like, 'This thing is going to come to me.'
I can't draw. I'm good on the yo-yo, but I don't draw.
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.
There's something to be said for writing in the morning. At other points in the day, you're a bit more defensive.
I just don't think I'm equipped to soundtrack the times. There might be someone out there who can do that, but I haven't cracked it.
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