It's fine to indulge yourself so long as you don't try and foist it on the rest of the world.
Alex KapranosI want to make music that will make the blood surge in your veins, music that will get people up and dance.
Alex KapranosJust because you can leap off a drum kit doing a scissors kick while hitting a chord, people expect you to be an extrovert socially. But I'm not always comfortable with the idea of small talk at a party.
Alex KapranosFor 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.
Alex Kapranos