Alex Turner with You" is one of Turner's favourite albums, and he has mentioned the song "Only You Know" in many interviews. He has taken inspiration from the production of "Born to Be with You" and The Beach Boys's "Pet Sounds". Nick Lowe, Nick Cave, John Cale and Lou Reed are among Turner's favourite lyricists. He has covered Leonard Cohen's "Memories" and "Is This What You Wanted" with The Last Shadow Puppets. The Beatles are an influence, as is David Bowie. Solo Arctic Monkeys The Last Shadow Puppets Collaborations Alex Turner Alexander David Turner (born 6 January 1986) is an English musician,
Favourite Worst Nightmare than local stories of the first record, FWN is a "faster, meaner" album. The album arguably has influences from The Smiths - "twanging, quasi-ambient backdrops...and Turner's voice [...] crooning like Morrissey or Richard Hawley." Matt Helders said "James was DJing loads in the evening so we'd go out and [...] have a dance." As a result, the drum rhythms of Helders and bassist Nick O'Malley have drawn comparisons to the Eighties funk band ESG. The band's love of classic films also influences their new style. For example, the organ at the beginning of the album's final track, "505" is replicating