Alex Kapranos

I didn't grasp the basic principle of being a promoter, which was: Put on music but also generate an income. I was on the dole most of the time. ↗

— Alex Kapranos

#basic #basic principle #being #dole #generate

I think a lot of bands are creatively knackered when they come off tour. ↗

— Alex Kapranos

#come #creatively #i #i think #lot

I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty. ↗

— Alex Kapranos

#false modesty #i #i think #indie #modesty

I want to make music that will make the blood surge in your veins, music that will get people up and dance. ↗

— Alex Kapranos

#dance #get #i #make #music

I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds. ↗

— Alex Kapranos

#eat #i #rather #than

I'm not a food critic, and I'm not really an authority to write anything on food. ↗

— Alex Kapranos

#authority #critic #food #i #really

Ideally, musicians belong outside the Establishment. When they cross that line, it's like something in them has died. ↗

— Alex Kapranos

#cross #died #establishment #ideally #like

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

#completely #fan #feel #i #me

If success had come along when I was 17 it would either have killed me or sent me completely mad. ↗

— Alex Kapranos

#come #completely #either #had #i

It doesn't matter how adventurous you want to be, you've still got to contain your identity. ↗

— Alex Kapranos

#contain #got #how #identity #matter