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. Alex Kapranos Read Quote
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. Alex Kapranos Read Quote
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.’ Alex Kapranos Read Quote
Ambition is sneered at by some bands. It seems like a pretty good thing to me. Alex Kapranos Read Quote
No matter what you do, if you’re trying to create something new, your environment has a massive impact on you. Alex Kapranos Read Quote
Boredom or being sick of what you’ve done before is a big part of being in a band. Alex Kapranos Read Quote
