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

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

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

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

Alex Kapranos quotes: I want to make music that will make the blood surge in your veins, music that will get people up and dance.

I want to make music that will make the blood surge in your veins, music that will get people up and dance.

Alex Kapranos quotes: Surely every band wants to be a pivotal point in history.

Surely every band wants to be a pivotal point in history.

Alex Kapranos quotes: Why play a chord when you can play one note?

Why play a chord when you can play one note?

Alex Kapranos quotes: 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 bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.

Alex Kapranos quotes: Traditionally, lots of vagrants and unemployable characters wind up working in kitchens.

Traditionally, lots of vagrants and unemployable characters wind up working in kitchens.

Alex Kapranos quotes: It's very rare that a song falls from your mind complete.

It's very rare that a song falls from your mind complete.

Alex Kapranos quotes: There are loads of bands I'd love to produce.

There are loads of bands I'd love to produce.

Alex Kapranos quotes: The internet is like a gossipy girls' locker room after school, isn't it?

The internet is like a gossipy girls' locker room after school, isn't it?

Alex Kapranos quotes: I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds.

I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds.

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

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

Alex Kapranos quotes: Men behave very oddly in the company of attractive women.

Men behave very oddly in the company of attractive women.

Alex Kapranos quotes: Ideally, musicians belong outside the Establishment. When they cross that line, it's like something in them has died.

Ideally, musicians belong outside the Establishment. When they cross that line, it's like something in them has died.

Alex Kapranos quotes: A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I'm probably going to write about it in a different way.

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

Alex Kapranos quotes: I think a lot of bands are creatively knackered when they come off tour.

I think a lot of bands are creatively knackered when they come off tour.

Alex Kapranos quotes: I'm not a food critic, and I'm not really an authority to write anything on food.

I'm not a food critic, and I'm not really an authority to write anything on food.

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

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

Alex Kapranos quotes: 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.

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.

Alex Kapranos quotes: No matter what you do, if you're trying to create something new, your environment has a massive impact on you.

No matter what you do, if you're trying to create something new, your environment has a massive impact on you.

Alex Kapranos quotes: Being in a band didn't buy me my beans on toast!

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

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

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

Alex Kapranos quotes: You really only understand whether a song's good or not when you properly play it out in public for the first time.

You really only understand whether a song's good or not when you properly play it out in public for the first time.

Alex Kapranos quotes: It doesn't matter how adventurous you want to be, you've still got to contain your identity.

It doesn't matter how adventurous you want to be, you've still got to contain your identity.

Alex Kapranos quotes: If I was a fan of someone as a teenager, then it's OK for me to feel completely in awe when I meet them.

If I was a fan of someone as a teenager, then it's OK for me to feel completely in awe when I meet them.

Alex Kapranos quotes: People's musical tastes are fickle, and music can be a fashion.

People's musical tastes are fickle, and music can be a fashion.

Alex Kapranos quotes: You can only begin to be great when you embrace a sense of your own ridiculousness.

You can only begin to be great when you embrace a sense of your own ridiculousness.

Alex Kapranos quotes: 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.

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.

Alex Kapranos quotes: There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.

There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.

Alex Kapranos quotes: If success had come along when I was 17 it would either have killed me or sent me completely mad.

If success had come along when I was 17 it would either have killed me or sent me completely mad.

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

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