Jamie Cook Oasis, and Queens of the Stone Age, Cook supposedly turned the band into what it is today. Cook was also instrumental in the minimal exposure of the band's sixth album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, prior to its release. He was also the first band member to help Turner develop the somewhat autobiographical album from a potential solo record into a bona-fide Arctic Monkeys one, further indicating his behind-the-scenes importance to the band. Jamie Cook attended Ecclesfield Secondary School in Chapeltown, Sheffield. He began dating glamour model Katie Downes in 2006. They became engaged in 2012 and were married on
Matt Helders basis for the band's lyrics. "And all around you, there's still plenty of things to write about. Touring lets you see a lot of places that you realise you wouldn't want to live in ... and when you come home, it's pretty easy to slip into your old ways, to all the places you've always gone." Helders also points out that despite the fame of the band, he can still avoid being mobbed in the street – "If we all go out together at night clubbing, it's difficult, but alone you don't get recognised much." The most comprehensive backing vocalist