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.

- Alex Turner

I'm in a difficult position in the sense that, preposterous as this might sound, I don't like being the centre of attention. I get up on stage every night and play songs, but I almost feel the songs are the centre of attention. I don't like opening my birthday presents in front of people, either.

- Alex Turner

Sometimes I don't want to be in the confines of what a band seems to provide.

- Alex Turner

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

- Alex Turner

'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

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

- Alex Turner

There's something to be said for writing in the morning. At other points in the day, you're a bit more defensive.

- Alex Turner

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

- Alex Turner

I am a romantic fool, no doubt about that.

- Alex Turner

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

- Alex Turner

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.'

- Alex Turner

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

Rock n' roll seems like it's faded away sometimes, but it will never die.

- Alex Turner

The idea that talent is directly proportional to your trophy cabinet is one I oppose.

- Alex Turner

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

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

I can't draw. I'm good on the yo-yo, but I don't draw.

- Alex Turner

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

- Alex Turner

I usually sit around with the guitar in reach and grab it when I get an idea. Sometimes it lasts five minutes, and sometimes it lasts all day.

- Alex Turner

I like The Four Freshmen, anything with good harmonies, some Beach Boys. I like the girl groups as well, like The Dixie Cups and all that.

- Alex Turner