Matt admitted that he sustained a serious hand injury by punching a wall while drunk. Matt broke his hand and was fitted with a metal plate.

Arctic Monkeys had to recruit Elvis Costello drummer Pete Thomas for the recording session in the studio.

In an interview with Q magazine Matt recalls:

"It wasn't a fist fight with a person, no. I didn't hurt anybody, except for myself. It was... a bizarre incident... with a wall... that was harder than I expected... The next day I did (feel like a fool), It was just me being stupid. (...) I just managed to hit the wrong wall. The bone popped out – not out of the skin but it was stuck up. I went to my girlfriend, 'I think we need to go to hospital.' They put a plate in it. I'm having it taken out at Christmas."

Arctic Monkeys recently made Official UK Albums Chart history with their new album 'AM'. Released by Domino Records it is the band's fifth consecutive number one and the first indie-released album to achieve such a feat.