Arctic Monkeys - Matt Helders: 'Arctic Monkeys Would Be Fake To Return To Early Style'

12 May 2012
Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Arctic Monkeys

Picture: Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner and drummer Matt Helders come through the arrivals hall at LAX Airport Los Angeles, California - 12.02.12

Matt Helders: 'Arctic Monkeys Would Be Fake To Return To Early Style'

Arctic Monkeys rocker Matt Helders insists the band would be "fake" to return to the sound of its hit debut album, despite failing to achieve the same success with subsequent records.

The British group's first disc Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not was an overnight sensation, and shot to the top of the U.K. charts when it was released in 2006.

However, their three follow-up albums have not enjoyed the same huge sales, but the rockers are adamant they need to continue to evolve rather than return to their popular early style.

Helders tells the Calgary Herald: "For us, it seems obvious to do something different when you make a new record.

"I know that bands can successfully carry on by having a similar sound forever, can have a full career out of it. Obviously many do and that works. It's just that I don't think we'd ever want to do that.

"We couldn't make a record like our first record again, it would sound a bit fake."


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