Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley (born 20 March 1972), commonly known as Alex Kapranos, is a Scottish musician and the lead singer and guitarist of the Glasgow-based band Franz Ferdinand. Read full biography of Alex Kapranos →
Arty. To me the word's got as much venom associated with it as 'wacky'.
I want to make music that will make the blood surge in your veins, music that will get people up and dance.
Just because you can leap off a drum kit doing a scissors kick while hitting a chord, people expect you to be an extrovert socially. But I'm not... →
Of course, there's a certain type of person who feels that anything which becomes mainstream has to be rejected immediately. And that's part... →
I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty.
I really want it to have an impact on the world. I want to be in a town on the other side of the world, and somebody walks up and says, 'That... →
There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.
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... →
It doesn't matter how adventurous you want to be, you've still got to contain your identity.
Surely every band wants to be a pivotal point in history.
Men behave very oddly in the company of attractive women.
Why play a chord when you can play one note?
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... →
Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley (born 20 March 1972), commonly known as Alex Kapranos, is a Scottish musician and the lead singer and guitarist of the Glasgow-based band Franz Ferdinand.