Alex Turner (musician)

Alexander David Alex Turner is an English musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and principal songwriter of the English rock band Arctic Monkeys. The only child of two teachers, Turner was raised in the Sheffield suburb of High Green. Turner has also recorded with his sideproject The Last Shadow Puppets and as a solo artist for the Submarine movie soundtrack.

Turner was born in Sheffield to Penny and David Turner. He is an only child and was raised in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. His mother is from Amersham and his father grew up in Sheffield. Both parents worked at local secondary schools his mother was a German teacher and his father taught physics and music. Turner took piano lessons until the age of eight and was exposed to all sorts of music at home, including records by Frank Sinatra, The Carpenters, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, David Bowie and The Eagles. His father was a jazzhead, had been a member of big bands, and played the saxophone, clarinet and piano.

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