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Alex Kapranos
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Almondsbury
Gloucestershire
Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley
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Being in a band didn't buy me my beans on toast!
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Although they might not admit it, I think girls are very aware of the impact that they're having. But they never feel it themselves, and it's impossible to explain. It's like trying to tell a blind person what yellow is.
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Arty. To me the word's got as much venom associated with it as 'wacky'.
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There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.
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There's a character that I play onstage, and I can't let him loose in the supermarket when I'm buying my beans on toast.
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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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I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds.
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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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If success had come along when I was 17 it would either have killed me or sent me completely mad.
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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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Boredom or being sick of what you've done before is a big part of being in a band.
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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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It's easy to be lazy when there's food lying around backstage or there's a fast-food joint a couple blocks away. But if you walk a little further, ask around a bit, of course there are exciting things to discover.
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The internet is like a gossipy girls' locker room after school, isn't it?
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