“A romantic old fool, I kind of like that”: Alex Turner on 20 years Arctic Monkeys and the new record | Music

MusicArctic Monkeys is twenty years old and is releasing its seventh album. Yet frontman Alex Turner (36) remains a mysterious figure who never shows the back of his tongue. In an extensive conversation with ‘De Morgen’, Turner talks about his early days as a musician, the meaning behind new album ‘The Car’ and his ongoing friendship with the rest of the band. “Twenty years ago, our ambitions did not extend beyond that first record.”