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Niamh Spence

What happened to Alex Turner's voice? Arctic Monkey star defends bizarre accent change

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has been criticised for one particular change since his band hit the big time in the early 2000s - his accent.

The Yorkshire lad's vocal chords have been a hot topic over recent days, following a battle with acute laryngitis almost putting a stop to this evening's Glastonbury performance, but it's usually his accent that attracts some attention from fans.

In 2017 even Liam Gallagher slated Alex's "American" accent, telling the BBC : "The singing's alright for me, you know what I mean? It's when they do an interview later on down the line, and they've been to America once, and they come back speaking American."

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