We met the photographer and assistants in a bar at 2pm. The band weren’t there they were on tour. I went to Liverpool with a couple of pals. Andy asked if I’d do it, and I said why not? I’m not sure why me. ![]() ![]() There was no suggestion it was for the cover. They were working on their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, and wanted pictures of a guy on a night out for the artwork. I was studying sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University when I got a call from Andy Nicholson, the bassist. When they went on their first tour, I was their guitar tech: I couldn’t tune a guitar to save my life, but I think they wanted someone who was part of the gang. We’d go to the same gigs in Sheffield, then see each other on the number 77 – so we became friends. ![]() I first met the Arctic Monkeys on the last bus home.
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