Arctic Monkeys Mondo Sonoro Interview
Quick Translation by paraselene
-He says that they haven’t kept anything secret, they’re just not sharing everything on social media. However he’s been open with fans and he noticed there’s a bigger  expectation towards this album
- It may seem that he’s been lying on the beach for five years but he feels he hasn’t stopped for a minute ( Alexandra Savior, TLSP…)
- As soon as he was done with TLSP ,he started recording demos. This album took more time because he spent more time working on his own. He’s become more perfectionist
- He’s dying to go back onstage with the monkeys and play new things, but at the same time he wishes to be back with the piano and write more songs
-  There’s too many love songs “ he loves you – she  loves you”, he wants to go beyond that. He’s inspired by the news, cinema and literature.
- First song he wrote was Start Treatment. The album sounds like soul and jazz, it reminds him of his father playing piano. Nick Cave, Cohen, Joe Cocker, Leon Rusell, Nina Simone, Dion… are his influences. Also Gainsburg, Nino Ferrer, The Rolling Stones…
- It’s a big leap. At some point during recordings, James Ford and Alex looked at each other like “we’ve gone too far”. Ford’s wife said they shouldn’t be afraid, they still sounded like AM
- He has great trust in James Ford and everything he does. Maybe they’ll call Josh Homme for the next record
- When asked if he sees himself experimenting outside music: “I’d like to… write something not meant for a song, but for now I don’t have enough confidence” He wishes he was brave enough to pursue that, someday.
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