Alex Kapranos: 'I feel very much like a living artist, and I feel very much in the present now'

Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand talks about the kindness of benefactors, ambitions, and the rush of love for his newborn son 

Alex Kapranos: “I love what happened 20 years ago and I feel very fortunate that we had such an amazing time back then, but I feel very much like a living artist, and I feel very much in the present now."

At a time when anniversary tours which hark back to an act’s glory days are rife, Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos has his feet firmly planted in the present.

The Scottish rockers released a greatest hits album — Hits To The Head — in 2022 but resisted the lure of embarking on an anniversary tour last year to mark 20 years since the release of their 2004 Mercury-winning, self-titled debut which sold more than five million copies worldwide.