Arctic Monkeys Biography

In the space of a few months, word-of-mouth buzz had spread in a way the industry couldn't keep up with.

"Before the hysteria started, labels would say 'I like you, but I'm not sure about this bit, and that song could do with this changing…' We never listened. And once it all kicked off we didn't even worry about it anymore. In London, the kids were watching the band and the record company were at the back watching the kids watching the band."

And, naturally for a band who've never once sat and contrived things, questions of the 'where next' variety are met with a shrug: "People already proper care about the music, before it's even finished. You can see it in their eyes and nobody can take that away from you. I guess it can still get bigger, though. Instead of hundreds of people singing the words, it could be thousands. Does that feel any different, I wonder?"

Maybe like you, he's about to find out. page << 1 2 3 4 5 6 >>