Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos: 'There's no musical or comedy set in a Russian abattoir'

Singer admits his flights of fancy were taken a little too seriously

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos has declared he will not be writing a musical, despite declaring that he had "an amazing idea" for a show.

The frontman was speaking about his inspiration while on tour in Australia, but has since used Twitter to declare he has no intention of hitting the West End or Broadway.

"I'm not writing a bloody musical. I was talking about an idea I had for one. Doesn't mean I'm going to write it," he wrote, before explaining that it was just one of a series of fantasy projects he has had.

"I had an idea for a sitcom in a Russian abattoir. I'm not writing that either. Or the sci-fi movie script Time Bin," he explained. "But In Through The Outbox, a rom-com about business rivals falling in love over internet while unaware of their real identities, is a hit."

He was later informed by one of his followers that In Through The Outbox was very similar to the Hollywood film You've Got Mail, causing him to quip: "What? They stole my bloody idea!!!"

Kapranos also admitted the misunderstanding about the musical idea was his fault as he replied to the Triple J radio station that broadcast the initial interview.

"My fault! Opening my mouth and letting my imagination go etc," he wrote. "It was fun to chat about it though."

Franz Ferdinand in Sony, McDonalds row

THERE will be no post-show McDonald's visits for Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand when they tour Australia in March.

Frontman Alex Kapranos (pictured, far right) has lambasted his US label, Epic, and its owner, Sony, for allowing the band's music to be used on a McDonald's website.

Kapranos took to Twitter when he found out, using angry expletives and calling the label arrogant.

The music was later withdrawn but Kapranos was still fuming when chatting to Insider on the phone from the UK during the week.

"I don't really want our music being associated with them," he said. "A lot of fans don't realise how often your music gets asked to be used in adverts. Every day we turn down things."

Franz Ferdinand have previously allowed their music to be used to endorse a beer in Scotland, an MP3 player in Japan, iPods, and mobile phones in Italy.

"Twenty years ago, there's no way we would have let anything we do anywhere near an advert," he said. "But because people don't buy records any more you have to think of different ways for people to hear your music."

Franz Ferdinand headline the Future Music Festival at Randwick Racecourse on March 6, with a side show two days earlier at Luna Park.