Frank Turner On His Punk Rock Roots

since his days as a lead vocalist in

since his days as a lead vocalist in hardcore punk band million dead this

hardcore punk band million dead this

hardcore punk band million dead this artist has mellowed and is now

artist has mellowed and is now

artist has mellowed and is now succeeding in a solo full career hi I’m

succeeding in a solo full career hi I’m

succeeding in a solo full career hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Frank Turner about his punk rock

with Frank Turner about his punk rock

with Frank Turner about his punk rock background

background

background I’ve been scared of

I’ve been scared of

I’ve been scared of right you’re kind of accepted also in

right you’re kind of accepted also in

right you’re kind of accepted also in the punk rock community as well as the

the punk rock community as well as the

the punk rock community as well as the the fuck knew but I read that you kind

the fuck knew but I read that you kind

the fuck knew but I read that you kind of tried to distance yourself from that

of tried to distance yourself from that

of tried to distance yourself from that in the UK at least on this side of the

in the UK at least on this side of the

in the UK at least on this side of the I’m tickets are much more kind of like

I’m tickets are much more kind of like

I’m tickets are much more kind of like sort of familial and like accepting type

sort of familial and like accepting type

sort of familial and like accepting type of thing and it’s much larger everybody

of thing and it’s much larger everybody

of thing and it’s much larger everybody kind of knows each other and it’s kind

kind of knows each other and it’s kind

kind of knows each other and it’s kind of a cool sort of supportive kind of

of a cool sort of supportive kind of

of a cool sort of supportive kind of vibe which I would have no problem being

vibe which I would have no problem being

vibe which I would have no problem being a part of the punk scene in UK has

a part of the punk scene in UK has

a part of the punk scene in UK has always been a bit more kind of like

always been a bit more kind of like

always been a bit more kind of like bitchy a bit more kind of like back

bitchy a bit more kind of like back

bitchy a bit more kind of like back stabbing and in some ways I think that’s

stabbing and in some ways I think that’s

stabbing and in some ways I think that’s cool because it gives rise to a slightly

cool because it gives rise to a slightly

cool because it gives rise to a slightly different style of punk rock which is

different style of punk rock which is

different style of punk rock which is generally kind of nastier and darker and

generally kind of nastier and darker and

generally kind of nastier and darker and harder and that’s to my taste personally

harder and that’s to my taste personally

harder and that’s to my taste personally but people talk to me now like million

but people talk to me now like million

but people talk to me now like million devil part of a scene when we were out

devil part of a scene when we were out

devil part of a scene when we were out don’t ever feel like we’re obviously we

don’t ever feel like we’re obviously we

don’t ever feel like we’re obviously we hated all the other battery got hunting

hated all the other battery got hunting

hated all the other battery got hunting with I just didn’t really want to be

with I just didn’t really want to be

with I just didn’t really want to be part of that kind of valais you know I

part of that kind of valais you know I

part of that kind of valais you know I wanted to just stand on my own and not

wanted to just stand on my own and not

wanted to just stand on my own and not be the token acoustic guy on the punk

be the token acoustic guy on the punk

be the token acoustic guy on the punk shop

do you feel that you’ve kept your

do you feel that you’ve kept your audience for million dinner have you

audience for million dinner have you

audience for million dinner have you kind of completely started in you

kind of completely started in you

kind of completely started in you starting with the assumption that i

starting with the assumption that i

starting with the assumption that i would keep none of them because it was a

would keep none of them because it was a

would keep none of them because it was a different thing and I mean I remain

different thing and I mean I remain

different thing and I mean I remain pleasantly surprised at a number of

pleasantly surprised at a number of

pleasantly surprised at a number of people who kind of crossed the river

people who kind of crossed the river

people who kind of crossed the river with me as they were slightly

with me as they were slightly

with me as they were slightly surprisingly large number of people

surprisingly large number of people

surprisingly large number of people straightaway were just like cool yeah I

straightaway were just like cool yeah I

straightaway were just like cool yeah I get it and I remember at the time being

get it and I remember at the time being

get it and I remember at the time being like really myself

it was almost more than convincing

it was almost more than convincing people to come across it was getting the

people to come across it was getting the

people to come across it was getting the word out about what I was doing because

word out about what I was doing because

word out about what I was doing because it was like like touring solids like

it was like like touring solids like

it was like like touring solids like three years I was still getting people

three years I was still getting people

three years I was still getting people coming up to me I never knew you did

coming up to me I never knew you did

coming up to me I never knew you did anything under million dead if it’s like

anything under million dead if it’s like

anything under million dead if it’s like ha how can I get the word out that

ha how can I get the word out that

ha how can I get the word out that there’s more effectively I think I

there’s more effectively I think I

there’s more effectively I think I finally kind of close a chapter

tell us a bit more I’ve got the almond

tell us a bit more I’ve got the almond poetry of the deep in the studio it kind

poetry of the deep in the studio it kind

poetry of the deep in the studio it kind of turned into more of a rock record

of turned into more of a rock record

of turned into more of a rock record than anything I’ve done solo previously

than anything I’ve done solo previously

than anything I’ve done solo previously mainly because I kind of got a live band

mainly because I kind of got a live band

mainly because I kind of got a live band together who are phenomenal and amazing

together who are phenomenal and amazing

together who are phenomenal and amazing on previous records I played mostly

on previous records I played mostly

on previous records I played mostly instruments and they’re much better than

instruments and they’re much better than

instruments and they’re much better than I am so you make no sense to do it that

I am so you make no sense to do it that

I am so you make no sense to do it that way again

yeah it was definitely kind of my for

yeah it was definitely kind of my for Brooke album and I wanted to sound big

Brooke album and I wanted to sound big

Brooke album and I wanted to sound big you know I wanted to sound expensive

thanks very much awesome thank you

thanks very much awesome thank you I say