Oct 27, 2005 • 1 min read

Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner rejects Kaiser Chiefs comparisons

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has said he does not want to be like Kaiser Chiefs, telling NME the band would quit if they became next year’s Kaiser Chiefs.

Apparently people are calling Arctic Monkeys "the next Kaiser Chiefs". They're palpably different in my opinion. But if that's what they're saying, that's what they're saying. And I suppose I can see why they're saying it.

In any case, frontman Alex Turner clearly doesn't like those comparisons either. When speaking about the importance of lyrics to the band, he told NME. "Most bands these days probably just write lyrics because they sound good without thinking. But I don't want to be a band like Kaiser Chiefs. I think if we're next year's Kaiser Chiefs we'll quit."

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