I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous

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Times Played	902
First Played	#290 2007-05-16, The Green Room, Bournemouth, UK
Last Played	#3173 2026-09-16, Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY, USA
Opened the Set	149 times
Closed the Set	0 times
Longest Gap	145 days (2007-09-25 to #390 2008-02-17, Ted’s House, San Francisco, CA, USA)

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“I was excited about the material, in particular the first song, I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous. Feeling that song come together, not least the arrangement I'd had in my head, was a wonderful thing.”
— Louder: Every Frank Turner album in his own words, 2017
“There’s a very ironic backstory to that lyric. There was a person who I was interested in romantically who wasn’t particularly interested in me, and I texted to them to invite them out saying, ‘Come on, get on the train. Life’s about love, last minutes…”
— Rock Sound: Frank Turner | Behind The Lyrics, 2025
“This is a song about a bunch of 23-year-olds taking too many drugs and living in a bar in London.”
— Blunt Magazine: Opening Up with Frank Turner