Matt Helders of the group, his vocals have been featured on many of the band's songs. He often sings in response to or in harmony with lead singer Alex Turner, and sings lead vocals on "D Is for Dangerous", "Brick by Brick", and "I.D.S.T.", as well as on parts of "You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights but You Were Staring Straight at Me", "Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?" and "Teddy Picker". Also, during two shows of the North American leg of the band's "Humbug" Tour, he sang an interpretation of Wham!'s "Last Christmas" during an encore performance of "Fluorescent Adolescent".
Alex Turner and The Streets. He has repeatedly cited Method Man as one of his favourite lyricists, and has referenced the Wu-Tang Clan in his own lyrics. The sound of 2013's "AM" was inspired by what Turner imagined "a hip-hop producer’s perspective would be", and the songs incorporated lyrical structures used by Lil Wayne and Drake. He is "a big fan" of the hip-hop producer and composer Adrian Younge, and drew inspiration from his music when writing "Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino". For Turner, The Strokes were "that one band that comes along when you are 14 or 15 years old that