![]() ![]() Though The Strokes are a well known inspiration for the band since their inception, listeners tried to figure out how such an overt, fourth wall breaking confession fit into to this cosmic soundscape. ‘I Just wanted to be one of The Strokes, now look at the mess you’ve made me make’, was a source of much debate among fans when it first hit their collective ears. Or at least it was for lyricist Turner, who cited Federico Fellini’s masterpiece as the impetus for getting Tranquility Base off the ground, after confusion as to where to take the band’s sound after the immense success of their previous record.Īnd it was just this tale of Guido Anselmi, the stifled film director played Marcello Mastroianni, who wanders through his memories in an attempt to find inspiration, that got the Monkeys latest off to such a fantastic start from the opening words of the first track, ‘Star Treatment’. ![]() What’s the best way to conquer writers block? Well, by watching an Italian classic centred around the subject, of course.
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