Jon McClure Japanese, meaning "being kicked in the weak spot", which McClure believed related directly to the music. Judan Suki was an experiment by McClure who didn't have much confidence in his vocal ability at that point. During its short life Judan Suki had approximately 10 members, including Alex Turner and Matt Helders, who were also in the Arctic Monkeys. In 2003, the band downsized from eight members to five to become 1984. Judan Suki became well known within Sheffield and headlined venues such as the Boardwalk and The Foundry Sheffield at Sheffield university in 2002. The band were notable for their
Alex Turner did not read regularly and was too self-conscious to share his writing with others. Nonetheless, he enjoyed English lessons. His teacher, Simon Baker, later remembered him as a clever pupil who was "quite reserved ... a little bit different." He noted that Turner had an "incredibly laid-back" approach to school work, which worried his mother. Turner then spent two years at Barnsley College (2002–2004), where he studied for A-levels in music technology and media studies, and AS-levels in English, photography and psychology. After watching friends perform in local bands, Turner, Helders, Nicholson and another friend, Jamie Cook, decided to form