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The band's bassist, Nick O'Malley, turns 31 today
Today (5 July) is the 31st birthday of Nick O'Malley. For most people though, despite the fact that he's a member of one of the UK's most successful bands, that name won't mean much.
That's because Alex Turner - through no fault of his own, of course - tends to take up much of the Arctic Monkeys spotlight. So what better day to rectify that a little than on the birthday of the band's bassist?
Have a good one, Nick.
Nick O'Malley learnt the bass parts to the entire Arctic Monkeys debut album within the space of two days. This was after he joined the band on a trial basis following the exit of original member, Andy Nicholson.
Matt Helders has also dabbled in promotions and is one of three founders of Sheffield's Tramlines festival.
Despite the trappings of fame and fortune, Jamie Cook still plays for his local football team Packhorse FC.
Matt Helders also has his own fashion collection with designer label Superemebeing. Here, he is modelling one of his own hoodies.
In spite of the hectic Arctic Monkeys touring schedule, Jamie Cook kept his day job and worked as a tiler up until 2006. He even flew back from a sold out tour to finish a job.
Nick O'Malley's trial period to see if he would be able to join the band, he managed to play with a broken hand, an injury from a drunken night out.
Matt Helders is a DJ and producer - as well as the band's drummer. He has remixed the likes of The Hives, Duran Duran , Roots Manuva and even featured on Toddla T's Skanky Skank album.
Guitarist Jamie Cook was the band member responsible for coming up with the name Arctic Monkeys. However, to this day no-one knows why. Alex Turner has since said that he's not sure even Jamie knows...
When Nick O'Malley first joined, he was only expected to be around until previous bassist Andy Nicholson recovered from fatigue. Ten years on, he's still in the band.
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