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INDIE ROCK OLYMPIC SKETCHES: Alex Turner

WHO: Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys, The Last Shadow Puppets) SPORT: Fencing WHY: If you don't know, fencing (a sport that originated in Europe) takes many years to master. If Alex Turner could write an album (Whatever People Say We Are That's What We're Not) that became the fastest selling debut in British history--after only learning how to play guitar a few years prior--I'm sure he could make quick work of the sport lauded by his fellow countrymen....

WHO: Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys, The Last Shadow Puppets)

SPORT: Fencing

WHY: If you don’t know, fencing (a sport that originated in Europe) takes many years to master. If Alex Turner could write an album (Whatever People Say We Are That’s What We’re Not) that became the fastest selling debut in British history–after only learning how to play guitar a few years prior–I’m sure he could make quick work of the sport lauded by his fellow countrymen.

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