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Surely every band wants to be a pivotal point in history.

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Alex Kapranos
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Almondsbury
Gloucestershire
Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley
History
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Pivotal
Surely
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Arty. To me the word's got as much venom associated with it as 'wacky'.
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For me upward social mobility is possible through talent and hard work and is a glowing endorsement of the benefits of living in a modern capitalist society. It's not so much evidence of a meritocracy, as evidence of healthy nepotism. Nepotism is at the core of a good group dynamic. A good group dynamic is at the core of rock'n'roll.
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If I was a fan of someone as a teenager, then it's OK for me to feel completely in awe when I meet them.
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The internet is like a gossipy girls' locker room after school, isn't it?
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It's very rare that a song falls from your mind complete.
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Anyone can play an instrument if you show them how to move their limbs, lips or fingers the right way. It's irrelevant. What is relevant is personality, energy, creativity and disturbing sense of humour.
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I have always been fascinated by the concept of the villain and the hero being in one person.
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Maybe 'Can't Stop Feeling' and 'Turn It On' we'll just release as singles. It's a thing The Beatles used to do which I really loved, the idea of releasing something as a single completely on its own.
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I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds.
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The Beatles were huge for me, ... I used to jump around the room to the red album, the one with all the early hits on it. It made you feel euphoric. It was a sensation I couldn't get from anything else, whether it was playing football, swimming or even seeing 'Star Wars.'
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If success had come along when I was 17 it would either have killed me or sent me completely mad.
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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.
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Being in a band didn't buy me my beans on toast!
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You really only understand whether a song's good or not when you properly play it out in public for the first time.
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No matter what you do, if you're trying to create something new, your environment has a massive impact on you.
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