88 Quotes by Alex Kapranos

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 of the indie-alternative snobbery and hierarchy and elitism.

Arty. To me the word's got as much venom associated with it as 'wacky'.

I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty.

Boho to me is a first-year student who's just discovered the tie-dye shop.

The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, essentially.

Boredom or being sick of what you've done before is a big part of being in a band.

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.

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 always comfortable with the idea of small talk at a party.