You can't write for the cultural environment - if you do that, by the time it comes out, that cultural environment has passed. You have to be aiming …

- Alex Kapranos

There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.

- Alex Kapranos

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

- Alex Kapranos

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, as…

- Alex Kapranos

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

- Alex Kapranos

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

- Alex Kapranos

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

- Alex Kapranos

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

- Alex Kapranos

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

- Alex Kapranos