Jamie Cook (born 8 July 1985 in Sheffield, England) is the guitarist for the British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys.
Nicknamed "Cookie," he has been the band's most outspoken member, going on record as saying he "fucking hates the [print] news" and defending the band's numerous successive records by saying, "I couldn’t see us being like Coldplay, it’d just be fucking boring. You tour your album for three years and play the same fucking gig night ...
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Jamie Cook (born 8 July 1985 in Sheffield, England) is the guitarist for the British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys.
Nicknamed "Cookie," he has been the band's most outspoken member, going on record as saying he "fucking hates the [print] news" and defending the band's numerous successive records by saying, "I couldn’t see us being like Coldplay, it’d just be fucking boring. You tour your album for three years and play the same fucking gig night after night. It must really be depressing. Some people might enjoy doing that, but we couldn't." . Cook is also known for his stage charisma, moving about while playing his guitar along with the band's front man Alex Turner.
Despite leaving home, Cook has maintained residence in the Sheffield area along with fellow band member, Helders.. He has been described as "the bullishly confident blue-collar lad [of the group]".
Cook is also considered to be the "indie music fanatic" of the group. Armed with the likes of musical tastes for bands such as...
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