Washington, August 21: 'Arctic Monkeys' band members believe that being friends in their growing up years has helped in keeping them together without succumbing to the pressures of fame.

The British quartet - Matt Helders, Jamie Cook, Nick O'Malley and Alex Turner - have been pals since growing up in Sheffield, North England - much before forming the band.

"Our friendship definitely has something to do with it [staying together]. We grew up pretty much on the same street. So we'd hung around with each other a long time before we were a band and that helps you bypass a lot of those pitfalls," Contactmusic quoted Alex as saying.

However, the 'Mardy Bum' hitmakers admit they occasionally row, but think their arguments are normal.

Alex said: "You're bound to argue, but I think we get around a lot of that stuff. It's maybe something about where we're from. We're all pretty laid back.

"Everyone gets aggravated but there aren't too many tantrums."

"Even if you ran a shop with your brother, you'd have fights. It's that natural sibling rivalry thing," Nick added. (ANI)