Alex Turner "We're moving on and thinking about different things." The band turned down many promotional opportunities and quickly released new material - a five-track EP "Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?" in April, and a stand-alone single, "Leave Before the Lights Come On", in August. That summer, the band made the decision to permanently replace Nicholson, who had taken a touring break due to "fatigue", with Nick O'Malley, another childhood friend. As of 2015, Turner and Nicholson remain "close friends". Arctic Monkeys' second album, "Favourite Worst Nightmare", was released in April 2007. It was produced by James Ford in London. Lyrically,
Alex Turner years old. At the age of five, Turner met his classmate and neighbour Matt Helders, and they grew up together. They met Andy Nicholson at secondary school and the three friends bonded over their shared enjoyment of rap artists such as Dr. Dre, Wu-Tang Clan, Outkast, and Roots Manuva. They spent their weekends "making crap hip-hop" beats using Turner's father's Cubase system. Turner and his friends became interested in guitar bands following the breakthrough of The Strokes in 2001. That Christmas, when he was fifteen, Turner's parents bought him a guitar. Turner was educated at Stocksbridge High School (1997–2002). He