A biography for Alex Kapranoshasn’t been written yet.
“The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, essentially.”
“I want to make music that will make the blood surge in your veins, music that will get people up and dance.”
“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.”
“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 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 music you made in Glasgow, I listened to it every day, and it moved me.'”
“I think a lot of bands are creatively knackered when they come off tour.”
“A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I'm probably going to write about it in a different way.”
“You can only begin to be great when you embrace a sense of your own ridiculousness.”
“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.”
“Boredom or being sick of what you've done before is a big part of being in a band.”
“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.”
“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 impossible to explain. It's like trying to tell a blind person what yellow is.”
“I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds.”
“The internet is like a gossipy girls' locker room after school, isn't it?”
“A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.”
“There are loads of bands I'd love to produce.”
“Men behave very oddly in the company of attractive women.”
“I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty.”
“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.”