Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner: I'm A Romantic Fool

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner has admitted that he's a 'romantic fool' when it comes to his song writing habits.

The singer, who release his solo effort for the soundtrack to film 'Submarine' earlier this week, has spoken about the ballad that appear on the band's new album 'Suck It And See'.

When asked by the Baltimore Sun how he wrote the ballads on the band's new album, Turner said: "I am a romantic fool, no doubt about that. I can't help myself but write those songs. I spend a bit of time sitting on the couch with an acoustic guitar — taking breaks, having a cigarette, going to the window then going back. When you do that, you end up doing a lot more of that romantic stuff, probably too much."

He added: ''Usually by now we get itchy feet and want to get back in the studio, but we haven't started doing that yet. That's more about this record rather than slowing down. We want to give it the best shot.''

Arctic Monkeys are currently on tour in North America but will return to the UK for a string of dates, which start later this month.

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