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Songwriters always reminded me of that kid at school who would go around with his guitar, like, Yeah, songwritin' man, looking wistful. That wasn't me - those kinds of people put me off.

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Alex Turner
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: January 6
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Sheffield
England
Alexander David Turner
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