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 →
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Ideally, musicians belong outside the Establishment. When they cross that line, it's like something in them has died.
It's very rare that a song falls from your mind complete.
A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.
No matter what you do, if you're trying to create something new, your environment has a massive impact on you.
Being in a band didn't buy me my beans on toast!
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.
A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I'm probably going to write about it in a different way.
Ambition is sneered at by some bands. It seems like a pretty good thing to me.
Boho to me is a first-year student who's just discovered the tie-dye shop.
Boredom or being sick of what you've done before is a big part of being in a band.
I didn't grasp the basic principle of being a promoter, which was: Put on music but also generate an income. I was on the dole most of the time.
I think a lot of bands are creatively knackered when they come off tour.
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.