The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, essentially. Alex Kapranos bitcreativeedit Change image and share on social
Glasgow's not a media center. When you're there, when you're hanging about, you feel quite detached from musical movements or fashions or anything like that. You do feel quite alone, in a good way. Alex Kapranos centerdetachfashion Change image and share on social
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 beanbuycharacter Change image and share on social
No matter what you do, if you're trying to create something new, your environment has a massive impact on you. Alex Kapranos createenvironmentimpact Change image and share on social
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 dayglasgowimpact share on social
Being in a band didn't buy me my beans on toast! Alex Kapranos bandbeanbuy Change image and share on social
You can only begin to be great when you embrace a sense of your own ridiculousness. Alex Kapranos beginembracegreat Change image and share on social
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 awecompletelyfan Change image and share on social
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 goodplayproperly Change image and share on social
People's musical tastes are fickle, and music can be a fashion. Alex Kapranos fashionficklemusic Change image and share on social
