Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Arctic Monkeys says always being friends has kept band together


Email this story Printable version Arctic Monkeys think being childhood friends has kept them together. The British quartet - Matt Helders, Jamie Cook, Nick O'Malley and Alex Turner - have been pals since growing up in Sheffield, North England, and think their solid bond has stopped them succumbing to the pressures of fame. Alex said: "Our friendship definitely has something to do with it [staying together]. We grew up pretty much on the same street. So we'd hung around with each other a long time before we were a band and that helps you bypass a lot of those pitfalls." However, the 'Mardy Bum' hitmakers admit they occasionally row, but think their arguments are normal. Alex said: "You're bound to argue, but I think we get around a lot of that stuff. It's maybe something about where we're from. We're all pretty laid back. "Everyone gets aggravated but there aren't too many tantrums." Nick added: "Even if you ran a shop with your brother, you'd have fights. It's that natural sibling rivalry thing." To be in with a chance of winning 1000 CDs including rare, signed and promotional copies simply 'like' our Award Winning facebook page here! And double your chances by following us on Twitter Follow @MusicNewsWeb For all DVD, Blu-Ray and other film related prizes visit our sister site film-news.co.uk competitions page here. Good luck!