Alex Kapranos

If success had come along when I was 17 it would either have killed me or sent me completely mad. ”

Being in a band didn't buy me my beans on toast! ”

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. ”

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. ”

There are loads of bands I'd love to produce. ”

Cinema, which is influenced by every single part of life, is direct and reaches you immediately. And writing - the best writing is complex ideas communicated concisely. And music - if it's a good tune, make sure people can bloody hear it. ”

I'm not a food critic, and I'm not really an authority to write anything on food. ”

Men behave very oddly in the company of attractive women. ”

You really only understand whether a song's good or not when you properly play it out in public for the first time. ”

The internet is like a gossipy girls' locker room after school, isn't it? ”