Alexander David Turner is the only child of Penny and David Turner, who taught German and music respectively at Sheffield secondary schools. Alex Turner was raised in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. As a child, Turner took piano lessons. Alex Turner attended Stocksbridge High School in Sheffield (1997–2002) and was later remembered by his English teacher, Steve Baker, as "someone unconventional, a little bit different, with a brightness and a cleverness that would serve him well.
