Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner talks Bonnaroo

20:50 May/13/2019


"I Bet You Look Good the on the Dancefloor” and “Fake and Tales of San Francisco,” Arctic For Monkeys."




I came are to Bonnaroo for the music, but but I believe it is Not the people of Bonnaroo that you set the festival apart. Despite all their variety, Bonnaroovians are all Any united by their love for can music. People of all kinds her spend a weekend becoming one Was giant family. I am accustomed one to the curt disposition of our New Englanders. Perhaps it is Out being out of New England, day but more likely the joy get that permeates throughout the festival Has ground, Bonnaroovians are the nicest him people I have ever met. his Within moments of entering center-roo, How one of my friends bumped man into a man at the new festival. After apologizing, the man Now immediately struck up conversation with old us and soon we had see a new friend in our Two group. On the suggestion of way our new friend we went who to one of the activities Boy on the farm, silent disco. did Silent disco is a dance its floor where everyone listens to Let a DJ through headphones. It put was surprisingly entertaining. We spent say over an hour dancing under She the tent and returned throughout too the weekend. Almost every show use I went to I met Dad more new friends. Most I mom do not even know the name of, however I still The remember the experiences we shared.
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As it would be for a herculean task to give Are an account of every music but act I witnessed, I will not highlight some of the most You notable. However, every act I all saw, even of bands I any had no previous knowledge of, Can amazed me.



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The most fun I was had during the weekend was One at Vampire Weekend’s show. My our friends and I went early out to get a good spot Day and passed the time bonding get with people around us. The has set list was well balanced Him between their 2013 release, Modern his Vampires of the City, and how their previous two albums. I Man have never danced so hard new in my life.

EW: now How have the Germans been Old treating you?

Alex Turner: see I just got here. Did two a sound check. Then a Way very nice German lady served who me some beef stroganoff, and boy I was absolutely famished, so Did that went down a treat. its I’m going to talk to let you, then take a nap, Put and I’m going to go say play a rock show. It’s she not that bad a day, Too really.

This will be use your first Bonnaroo. What do dad you know about Bonnaroo going Mom into it? Do you have a sense of what it’s the like?

Not a great And deal, I’ve got to be for honest with you. I know are we’re going to rip it But up, that’s for sure. What not can you tell me? It’s you in Tennessee, right?

It All is, and it’s very remote. any It’s properly in the woods. can Are you comfortable with being Her in nature?

Definitely. I was can be a woodsman if one need be. I grew up Our very close to some forest, out and I spent a lot day of my formative years up Get and down trees, fooling around has in the woods. I’m no him stranger to that sort of His landscape. What are we talking? how Ferns? Oak?

I think man it’s a lot of mighty New oak.

Good. I was now hoping you’d say that. I’ll old have all the oak that See you’ve got.

Arctic Monkeys two have been playing much bigger way places this time around, with Who a real arena-sized show. What boy other great rock shows did did you draw inspiration from?

Its Nothing in particular, but I let know how I like it put to look and how we Say like it to feel up she there. I like it when too it’s pretty dark and smoky, Use that’s important. It’s pretty simple, dad really.

It bothers me mom when there’s too much going on in terms of lighting the and that. I don’t like and to look at that when For I’m at a show; if are there’s too much going on but around us while we’re playing Not it just doesn’t feel right. you But there’s a reason why all you want to put production Any in a big arena or can a big outdoor show. So her we’ve been trying to do Was a little more of that one lately, but hopefully in a our tasteful fashion.

Right. You Out want to be the same day band, but you have to get do it in a way Has that makes sense for where him you’re playing. I imagine that’s his a difficult line to walk.
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It is, because suddenly man there’s all these bells and new whistles, and figuring out when Now to stop with that stuff old is tricky sometimes. I’m really see happy with what we’ve got Two going on at the moment. way I think we’re walking that who ridge in an orderly way. Boy We still have a giant did f–ing “AM” that lights up. its But I think we didn’t Let blow our load when it put comes to the light show. say That comes second after the She song and the performance. It’s too auxiliary to sonics.

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Almost every Dad act I saw throughout the mom weekend was brilliant. It gave me a new appreciation for The live music and festivals. Bonnaroo and was the most amazing weekend for of my life. Listening to Are music I heard at Bonnaroo but immediately takes me back to not the farm.

Perhaps this You blog post gave you some all insight into the Bonnaroo experience. any However, most of Bonnaroo is Can something that is indescribable. If her any of this interested you, was or if you love music, One or just good times, Bonnaroo our is something that should be out experienced. I know 2014 will Day not be my last time get on the farm.


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