Then again, copping to such trivialities would bring him down to earth, while, more than ever, the new album has him setting his sights elsewhere. And frustratingly tight-lipped, even on mundane topics, politely declining to specify what TV shows he watches or what apps he uses on his phone. And throughout our chat, that conflicted calculus seems to be at work during the pauses he takes before answering many questions. ![]() The 32-year-old frontman wants to be helpful, but as an aloofly charming global rock star, he’s also got a fair amount of mystique to uphold. “By the time bill came, though, I only managed to remember the name of each track.” “I was having breakfast this morning thinking I’ll get my notepad out and write down what I might want to say about each of these songs,” he says. He tells me he’s been studying for this interview. ![]() He fidgets with a thin black booklet that holds all the sly and strange lyrics he wrote for Arctic Monkeys’ latest left turn, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. Alex Turner looks a little antsy as he scoots around on a black leather couch.
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