Alex Turner Interview 2013 (Podcast)

Skip and Timshel Matheny talking with Alex Turner backstage at Marathon Music works in Nashville 2013.

They talk about what went into the songwriting and recording of their globally acclaimed record AM, as well as the differences between bourbon and tequila, Lou Reed's Transformer, getting music recommendations from waiters and trying to make drums sound like 60's technicolor.

0:00 Intro
2:13 What do you remember about meeting Alex for the first time?
5:14 What's your favourite drink?
6:10 Do I Wanna Know lyrics/sound
9:17 The impact of certain songs
9:54 Story about a waiter in Brooklyn/Fully Qualified Survivor
13:02 R U Mine lyrics
15:00 I Want It All lyrics
17:16 Number 1 Party Anthem lyrics
19:34 The band's stylistic choices
22:35 Lou Reed/Aaliyah
26:59 Music in different places
31:00 Alex's writing process for AM
38:33 Song you didn't like but then changed your mind on