Quotes by Alex Kapranos

Alex Kapranos

A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.

Band

Enthusiasm

Pubs

A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I’m probably going to write about it in a different way.

Criticism

Different

Writing

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.

Girl

Impact

Thinking

Ambition is sneered at by some bands. It seems like a pretty good thing to me.

Ambition

Band

Good Things

Anyone can play an instrument if you show them how to move their limbs, lips or fingers the right way. It’s irrelevant. What is relevant is personality, energy, creativity and disturbing sense of humour.

Creativity

Moving

Personality

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

Venom

Wacky

Being in a band didn’t buy me my beans on toast!

Band

Beans

Toasts

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

Boho

Ties

Years

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!

Ideas

People

Writing

For me upward social mobility is possible through talent and hard work and is a glowing endorsement of the benefits of living in a modern capitalist society. It’s not so much evidence of a meritocracy, as evidence of healthy nepotism. Nepotism is at the core of a good group dynamic. A good group dynamic is at the core of rock’n’roll.

Hard Work

Healthy

Talent

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Adventure

Ambition

Attractive

Band

Beans

Block

Blood

Boho

Buns

Company

Couple

Cows

Creative

Creativity

Criticism

Dance

Different

Editing

Embrace

Enthusiasm

Environment

Fashion

Football

Girl

Good Things

Guy

Hard Work

Healthy

Ideas

Identity

Impact

Inspirational

Kind

Lying

Matter

Mcdonalds

Media

Men

Modesty

Moving

Musical

People

Personality

Pivotal

Pubs

Ridiculous

Rooms

School

Sides

Songwriting

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Quotes by Alex Kapranos

Alex Kapranos

A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.

A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I’m probably going to write about it in a different way.

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.

Ambition is sneered at by some bands. It seems like a pretty good thing to me.

Anyone can play an instrument if you show them how to move their limbs, lips or fingers the right way. It’s irrelevant. What is relevant is personality, energy, creativity and disturbing sense of humour.

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

Being in a band didn’t buy me my beans on toast!

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

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!

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