Alex Turner Alex Turner Alexander David Turner (born 6 January 1986) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman and principal songwriter of the rock band Arctic Monkeys, with whom he has released six albums. Turner has also recorded with his side-project The Last Shadow Puppets and as a solo artist. Raised in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Turner is the only child of two teachers. When he was sixteen, he and three friends formed Arctic Monkeys. Their debut album, "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" (2006), became
Favourite Worst Nightmare with each listen", while "The Guardian" said it had "successfully negotiated the daunting task of following up the biggest-selling debut album in British history" and stated that the second half of the album was the stronger half, noting the similarity to Morrissey in "Fluorescent Adolescent" whilst criticising the opening tracks, Brianstorm in particular. Their progression was also highlighted with "The Guardian" saying "if you removed everything from the album except Matt Helders' drumming, it would still be a pretty gripping listen", and "The Observer" praising the new sounds on the album referencing the "piercing, melodic guitar by Jamie Cook" and