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,
Jamie Cook numerous successive records by stating, "I couldn’t see us being like Coldplay, it’d just be fucking boring. You tour your album for three years and play the same fucking gig night after night. It must really be depressing. Some people might enjoy doing that, but we couldn't." Following the release of their debut album, Cook said: "Now, I'd like us to be able to grow like The Clash. When they started, it was a very basic, punky record. Then they started to take off and move in lots of directions. That's what we want." Despite leaving home, Cook has maintained