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Begins
Alex Turner was born on January 6, 1986 in Sheffield England -
Musical beginning
Alex’s parents gave him a guitar for Christmas that year,His mother would introduce him to music by Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Jackson Browne, The Eagles, The Carpenters, Al Green, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys. His father, on the other hand, was a fan of jazz and swing music, particularly Frank Sinatra. -
How Arctic Monkeys start's?
In the summer of that year, Alex, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders and Andy Nicholson decided to form a band after seeing their friends. -
Arctic Monkeys is formed
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First steps
In May of that year, they released their first EP, “Five Minutes With Arctic Monkeys”. And they signed with Domino Records after bidding war. -
First album
His first album was released with the title “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I'm Not” and this album became the fastest selling album debut -
Second album
Their second album was released, Favourite Worst Nightmare in Japan. -
3rd album
Their 3rd album was Humbug, released in Japan. -
Fourth album and how Arctic Monkeys returned
Suck It and See was the fourth album, the album went straight to number one on its first week in the UK -
The doubt with the original fans, AM
AM was the fifth album, and appears at number 449 on the list of 500 greatest albums of all time, according to NME. It has become the most successful Arctic Monkeys album to the date, topping the charts in several countries, and reaching the top ten in many more. In the UK Arctic Monkeys broke a record with AM, becoming the first indie band to debut at number one with their first five albums -
The last From Arctic monkeys?
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is the sixth and last album (until now), it reached number one in the UK and has shipped nearly 25,000 vinyl copies in its first week in record stores, making the fastest-selling vinyl record in Britain in the last 25 years in that format.
