This album has a lot more of the energy we have as a live band, ... The playing is intuitive, natural, easy. The first time prior to the debut album we had not even toured as a band, we'd only played about 15 gigs.
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I want to make music that will make the blood surge in your veins, music that will get people up and dance.Alex Kapranos
I got recognized around the pool the other night. They were filming a party for the E channel. It was really distressing because there were all these wanna-be celebrities. I was trying to get out of there before the Steven Seagal look-alike shook my hand, and I thought, 'Please, God, tell me I'm not of this world'.
Alex Kapranos
It's easy to get discouraged sometimes when you listen to American rock radio because everything is so bland, so self-referential,
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When I first started in a band, I wasn't very good I was thinking too much about being on stage rather than just being on stage. It's completely primal. Intuitive. Instinctive. You don't consider your moves, you just do them. There are very few things in life when you're just doing that thing and not thinking about anything else. Performing is one of them.
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For years, I felt miserable about being an outsider, but then I suddenly embraced it, ... I saw the value of being an outsider. It was liberating. You didn't have to worry about trying to fit in or losing your insider status. It also encouraged you to challenge and provoke the status quo.
Alex Kapranos
I hate the word 'arty'. It's one thing that people who have any artistic sensibility would never describe themselves as. So in the film clip we were kind of taking the piss out of that idea as well. But also taking the piss out of the more pompous side of art openings, and just having a little bit of fun.
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