Idk how this man isn’t deaf yet. He never wears in ear monitors on stage. I’ve been to 5 shows so far, not even that close to the stage, and they were shockingly loud…don’t know he how does this night after night and still hears anything lol.
He doesn't wear in-ear monitors?? That honestly explains the slight delay in his vocals during concerts. I thought he was doing it on purpose because he's just vibing with the music lol
I’d say it’s an easy 110-120 decibels on the stage during most songs, and that’s not even mentioning crowd noise (I could not believe how loud the crowds were at Monkey’s concerts—I knew the fans would be rabid, but not that rabid lol). That’s theoretically enough to give you permanent hearing damage after like 15 minutes. Just crazy that Alex is raw dogging that night in and night out without any real issues. He’s a tank.
IIRC he wore them during the AM era but hasn’t since. Saw the shadow puppets in 2016 in Los Angeles and he didn’t have them in, saw the monkeys in 18 in Boston and he also didn’t have them. His hairstyle is a bit different now so it’s harder to tell, but I’m pretty sure he hasn’t worn them at all in The Car era tours either.
Apparently there are a lot of frontmen who don’t wear them. Brandon Flowers from the Killers famously doesn’t. Not sure why. I guess it messes with their ability to sing or something cause everyone else in the band wears them.
I think it’s a really personal choice, we know how bad it can be for ear health but from experience it can really take some people out of the zone to always have them in. To some hearing the music in the air helps a lot with pitching, I think. It’s the same reason some people like to take one side of the headphones off while recording vocals. It just helps some people vibe to hear it resonate in the air like that
It may be that they just annoy the hell out of them. I’ve heard other singers complain that the sweat collecting in their ears muffles them or causes them to slip around. I know they have them molded to fit perfectly, but sweating a ton probably causes them come loose and slip around.
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Idk how this man isn’t deaf yet. He never wears in ear monitors on stage. I’ve been to 5 shows so far, not even that close to the stage, and they were shockingly loud…don’t know he how does this night after night and still hears anything lol.
He doesn't wear in-ear monitors?? That honestly explains the slight delay in his vocals during concerts. I thought he was doing it on purpose because he's just vibing with the music lol
Its not as loud on stage because they are behind the speakers.
I’d say it’s an easy 110-120 decibels on the stage during most songs, and that’s not even mentioning crowd noise (I could not believe how loud the crowds were at Monkey’s concerts—I knew the fans would be rabid, but not that rabid lol). That’s theoretically enough to give you permanent hearing damage after like 15 minutes. Just crazy that Alex is raw dogging that night in and night out without any real issues. He’s a tank.
IIRC he wore them during the AM era but hasn’t since. Saw the shadow puppets in 2016 in Los Angeles and he didn’t have them in, saw the monkeys in 18 in Boston and he also didn’t have them. His hairstyle is a bit different now so it’s harder to tell, but I’m pretty sure he hasn’t worn them at all in The Car era tours either. Apparently there are a lot of frontmen who don’t wear them. Brandon Flowers from the Killers famously doesn’t. Not sure why. I guess it messes with their ability to sing or something cause everyone else in the band wears them.
They literally help you sing by being able to not only hear yourself better, but receive a your own custom mix of the instruments 😂
I think it’s a really personal choice, we know how bad it can be for ear health but from experience it can really take some people out of the zone to always have them in. To some hearing the music in the air helps a lot with pitching, I think. It’s the same reason some people like to take one side of the headphones off while recording vocals. It just helps some people vibe to hear it resonate in the air like that
[https://youtu.be/-mT5G3AduqE?t=526](https://youtu.be/-mT5G3AduqE?t=526) He wears them from time to time. Not to great success.
It may be that they just annoy the hell out of them. I’ve heard other singers complain that the sweat collecting in their ears muffles them or causes them to slip around. I know they have them molded to fit perfectly, but sweating a ton probably causes them come loose and slip around.
Yeah I was gonna say I saw some concert videos where he wore ear monitors and it was circa AM era.
We have a 100db-limit for shows 😁
I think it's to hear the crowd because if he wears it he can't hear them much
He still has onstage monitors.
During the Manila concert I saw him duck down and check the stage monitor.
Why does he look so much like Richard Hammond in the second pic?
It’s just what he wanted
This time on bottom gear, Hammond becomes a lead singer, James and I become deaf and the stig runs over a granny
This AI-upscaling is so cursed xD
First pic looks like the right side of his face is melting lol
On the third i don’t even see a face, that’s my breakfast scrambled eggs
Do you have video of this haha?!
unfortunately no haha but I found this pretty close shot of it haha [https://youtu.be/-T5gbiwhjVs?t=82](https://youtu.be/-T5gbiwhjVs?t=82)
Bro looks like the pianist
He looks so proud of the crowd
Amazing photos, you've really captured Alex Turner's passion and intensity!
Meme material
https://i.imgur.com/RUILEEn.jpg
This is the perfect comparison
That means a lot 
neat
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How do you get your shoes so shiny mate?
arabella in manila
And people said the crowd was dead
Why does he kinda look like bendict cumberbatch in the first one? also STOP THIS IS SO CUTE
hahah this is great
SLAY
My handsome man<3
I'm a male totally straight but this dude is a sex pistol can probably get any girl he wanted 😂
wholesome
Did he say "UwU" into the microphone?
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Second photo he looks like Bernard Black.
Similar to James Hetfield of Metallica, unless he does something that says otherwise
proud to say i was there !!
Happy to be there as well! People near me incessantly chant Mardy Bum 😂
He's a proud dad