Alex Turner

Sometimes, writing songs is like waiting in for deliveries. They give you a window, and your washing machine is going to show up, whether the window is the album or something you're thinking, like, 'This thing is going to come to me.' ”

The first time I went to New York, it was really exciting, and I thought, given half the chance, it would be nice to live there - the same with London. ”

I just don't think I'm equipped to soundtrack the times. There might be someone out there who can do that, but I haven't cracked it. ”

Every time you write a song, you're looking for some sort of perfection, and you never quite reach it. You're always looking for that extra missing piece. ”

I think New York is a good place to write in general because it's a grid. It's organized. You know where you are on the map. That centers you, and your imagination is perhaps freer to roam. ”

I'm not really one for collaborations, to be quite honest. ”