Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘The last decade has been particularly anodyne, sexless and boring’ - The Independent

As they return with a hits compilation, the forever debonair frontman talks to Mark Beaumont about the problem with indie sleaze, losing band members and what he’s learned from Sparks

There were times, in the dark and desperate days before Franz Ferdinand, when Alex Kapranos went full Leatherface. I had to dress up in an orange American prisoner outfit with a muzzle on my face, ho… [+14459 chars]

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