Kyle Meredith with... Arctic Monkeys

Alex Turner and Matt Helders dropped by our backstage setup at ACL Fest to talk with Kyle Meredith about new Arctic Monkeys record, AM. Discussions of defying expectations, adding dark soul into their sound, and how success allows them to be Robocop any time they want to be.

[@KyleMeredith]

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[@albuchi]

"Why does "a piece of cake" mean easy? 'Cause like, making a cake's not easy." Oh Matt, I love you.

[@percy1977]

0:11 hello kyle *scratches butt* thank you kyle

[@sophiesamuels7196]

why you put him on blast like that UHSISNSK 🤣🤣😭

[@percy1977]

@@sophiesamuels7196 lmaooo its just so funny how casual and indiscreet he is 😂😂😂

[@sophiesamuels7196]

@@percy1977 i know right ill never have that much confidence 😭

[@percy1977]

@@sophiesamuels7196 SAME 😔

[@taylorleigh7939]

IM CRYING

[@AlluNeed2Kno548]

"I've written the best record ever made" is the reason I've watched this five times. Just dripping with sarcasm. Turners pretty cool man

[@esterb8254]

After Alex said "piece of cake", Matt spent 20 seconds thinking about it to finally ask. Hahaha

[@mt6627]

I love how Matt is always sticking to the little things that are not the point "Why is piece of cake mean easy?" Hahaha he's the best

[@SusannaPowers]

You see Matt's face chance we Alex says "piece of cake".

[@maisydaisybeauty]

Hello Kyle, Thank You Kyle

[@reginaphilangee2334]

Omg Alex's arm when he shakes the interviewers hand 😍

[@MURMUR333333]

regina philangee ? What about it

[@mt6627]

YES.

[@embangario6482]

regina philangee Y

[@alexalevi3347]

+regina philangee i dont understand

[@Minako9888]

Fuckkk

[@franco6674]

5:01 is me everytime my crush walks by lmao.

[@esparafuso6959]

As much as I absolutely love their old songs, I always wondered if they're kinda tired of playing some of them almost every concert, like I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor, and finally one interviewer got this answer from them. It was also nice to see someone asking Alex more about his songwriting process; this is always something cool and interesting to hear.

[@VintagedGlam]

3:01 Thanks for that, Kyle, you kinda helped name a future TLSP album. ;) Kidding! The brilliant Alex Turner needs no help. So equally amazing in AM or TLSP. Great interview! Alex's version of "Hey, I love my baby" is pure poetry.

[@RosanneSol]

Matt almost tipping over on that stool is me. So much.

[@leilanize]

Alex is such a cool guy

[@mrs.croissant777]

I lost it when matt smile at 2:08

[@NottyGurlStyle]

One of the better interviews I've seen with them. Sometimes the guy interviews asks them silly questions.

[@letiziadesio615]

"Best record ever made" TRUE

[@foreverxbrkn]

love this interview, they seem very relaxed and are enjoying themselves

[@valentinastanojcic6901]

you are a great interviewer! its obvious you made them more comfortable in an interview setting bc they usually quite obviously do not want to be there, but you got them to open up that lil bit more which for them is a lot lol

[@fatimahh.923]

gosh watching this is exactly like watching their 2006 interviews. Theyre resistant to fame or something. and this is as objective as I can be, before I was even a fan the first ever am interview I saw was from ages ago and the way I see it, they've retained their approach to humour, music, and their personalities in general, lovely guys

[@chandlerhoffert483]

what a fantastic interviewer!

[@pupaboo]

Lol Alex's glare at 5:07 xD

[@kaeldlr2018]

0:56 I thought I had paused the video for a second

[@lucycecil5682]

I like alex's necklace :)

[@Lealea883]

That hair though...

[@aldonka1668]

Btw nice interviewer

[@baraldi1]

lol they both say 'nice one' at the end

[@kilahmagic2020]

I bet that interviewer has been waiting a long time to say Robopan.

[@cleme7917]

I do that too! Changing accents simultaneously is freaky but fun :)

[@TheMcS17]

Loving the local natives interview going on in the back at 5:10

[@aldonka1668]

Alex at 0:12 HAHAHAHA

[@anyam9330]

Bonnie L hello kyle, thankyou kyle

[@christine5055]

I love this interview!

[@kingamajda3367]

Such a great interview! Excellent questions!!!

[@SofiaCaeiro93]

I loved the questions! Great interview :)

[@ezzatiedanan3249]

awww matt is so hilarious!

[@sallyanne3630]

Omg kyle merideth! I loved the artic monkeys! I can't believe you just interviewed them. Good interview!

[@Glamfool]

5:05

[@Chelsey5005]

Good interview!!! :)

[@kilahmagic2020]

Do they shave their arms because they have no hair on their arms.

[@arcticmonkeys5055]

HAHAHAHA lmao no I know alex doesn't shave his arms BC he hardly has any body hair lmao😂 and I don't think matt does either

[@yasminasalmi9402]

hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhaha, made my day!

[@georginafuller1084]

Are Warpaint playing in the background ?

[@Bensamccann]

what are matt's sunglassses?

[@antoninavirduzzo5492]

I love you

[@marialeduque8827]

03:35 matt was kinda SMILEY and then he was like: wait a minute, peace of cake?

[@ethanterry2827]

Where is Alex's shirt from?

[@kaytskmkmkm8230]

The shop

[@piriandtommy]

Cake is not watertight guys

[@syafiqzulhadim]

What type and size of sunglasses that Alex wear?someone?

[@mrjamsherable]

Aviators

[@juvecro]

James Sherwood nope,they are ray bans, but clubmaster, not aviator

[@xitlallijonker5895]

piece of lettuce

[@moysesmartinez1369]

Wow a bit douchey that last quote there... Sure their sound is very different but I wouldn't say it's unlike ANYTHING anyone has produced before

[@tiorimas]

I know musicians must look cool 24/7, but it's inappropiate to wear sunglasses and not looking in the eyes of the person you are talking to. These guys have become a little bit douches.

[@EminentKnight]

not taking your sunglasses off makes you a douche? *you're* the douche for saying that. principles and customs don't mean shit. they're trivial and abitrary and do not in any way determine whether someone is a douche or not. stop being so pedantic.

[@tiorimas]

EminentKnight They aren't douches only because of the sunglasses thing. Their attitude in the interviews these days is a douchebag's attitude (Alex mainly). Anyway, my point is wearing sunglasses when you are talking to somebody is disrespectful.

[@MozSFX]

Peter Ramos HAHA, they've always acted distant in interviews and speeches, "these days" as if you're a hardcore fan, oh wait, you clearly aren't as according to you they used to be chatty as hell in interviews. They act like that because they maintain the mentality that everyone asks the same boring ass questions in the hundreds of interviews they do. Watch Alex talking to Jools Holland, where for once he can actually have a laugh and not just get asked "well, there's quite an RnB influence on the new album, do you like rap?" Saying that they're disrespectful for wearing sunglasses outdoors whilst talking to someone casually makes you look like an utter cretin.

[@tiorimas]

MozSFX How about wearing sunglasses INDOORS? They do that too.

[@MozSFX]

Now you're just making yourself look a tool, your point was that its disrespectful to wear sunglasses whilst talking to someone. Realised how much of a dumb fuck you were so you've changed topic? Okay then. They wear sunglasses indoors primarily for show, and coolness, yes. Does that make them "douches"? No, it makes them performers. The fact that you are so ignorant as to judge someone based on the fact that they wear sunglasses makes you, as I said, look like a cretin. The fact is that the Monkeys are amazing, good lads, and are more successful than your envious ass will ever be. Goodbye and farewell.

[@lucycecil5682]

I like alex's necklace :)