Alex Kapranos Quotes

The Beatles were huge for me, ... I used to jump around the room to the red album, the one with all the early hits on it. It made you feel euphoric. It was a sensation I couldn't get from anything else, whether it was playing football, swimming or even seeing 'Star Wars.'

Alex Kapranos Franz Ferdinand

• The Beatles
• Star Wars
• Euphoric
• Red Album

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• The Beatles were huge for me, ... I used to jump around the room to the red album, the one with all the early hits on it. It made you feel euphoric. It was a sensation I couldn't get from anything else, whether it was playing football, swimming or even seeing 'Star Wars.'

  

  Alex Kapranos Franz Ferdinand
  • The Beatles
  • Star Wars
  • Euphoric