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
Andy Nicholson recovered. However, on 20 June 2006, it was announced that he was no longer part of the band, with Alex Turner later stating ""we sorta found ourselves in a situation where we wanted to move forward"". The band asked Nicholson to leave. Helders later remarked: "It’s not for everyone, the traveling, I suppose ... He didn’t get specific. We didn’t want to drag all of that out of him ... We took [Nick] out to America and we just couldn't see going back to the way things were for whatever reason." Initially, Nicholson began making a name for himself in