He discovered his love for music through seeing an Iron Maiden poster on his friend's bedroom wall whilst playing Warhammer, and he convinced his parents to buy him a copy of the album Killers and later a guitar.

Turner was educated at Summer Fields[citation needed] and subsequently on a scholarship at Eton College, where he studied alongside Prince William.

The last record, their only full-length, was titled The Half-Life of Kissing and was released by Yorkshire DIY hardcore label Sakari Empire after the band had broken up.

"[16] Around that time, Turner got a tape with Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska on it; he later said "That was a really big moment for me hearing that record in terms of a turn around in my music career, from hardcore punk bands to what I'm doing now.

"[17] Turner's first solo shows took place prior to the break-up of Million Dead, with a set at the Smalltown America all-dayer at 93 Feet East in London.

[citation needed] After an extensive tour, including dates supporting yourcodenameis:milo and Biffy Clyro, and an appearance at SXSW,[22] Turner released an EP, The Real Damage, in May 2007.

After a further tour with Jonah Matranga and Jacob Golden, the "All About The Destination" DVD was released in October 2007, before Turner returned to the studio in Hampshire to record his second album.

In October/November, during his 2008 UK Tour for the Love, Ire and Song album, he became ill with gastroenteritis, and was forced to leave the stage in Nottingham halfway through his set.

Recording took place in April and May 2009 at Leeders Farm in Norwich and the producer's own studio, Future Shock, in Brooklyn, New York City.

We’re recording the album as a band this time round, I’m really excited about it, the guys I play with are phenomenal musicians, and hopefully this way I’ll be able to close the gap a little between live and studio.

The album is going to be called Poetry of the Deed.Turner was announced as the support act on The Offspring's summer tour, during which he documented his travels with a blog on British music website NME.

The album's first single, "The Road", received the status of 'Hottest Record in the World Today' by BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe on 14 July 2009.

A live DVD/CD, entitled Take to the Road, documenting two shows from the tour (O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire and the Union Chapel) was released in the UK in March 2010.

The hardcore band includes drummer Ben Dawson (formerly of Million Dead) and Sleeping Souls keyboardist Matt Nasir on guitar.

On Christmas Day 2012, the song "Four Simple Words" was released on the Xtra Mile Recordings' website as a free download along with the b-side "Cowboy Chords".

On 3 January 2014, Turner appeared on the BBC's Celebrity Mastermind answering questions on Iron Maiden,[51] scoring 20 points in total (7 on his specialist subject), and coming first.

In July of that year, Turner also announced a 15 Date UK tour, playing places that wouldn't normally feature live music such as local town halls.

The foundation raise funds in the UK which they then disburse to different charitable groups around the world, one of which is Way Out Arts, who work to bring music to disaffected and disadvantaged street kids in Sierra Leone.

[60] This song was revealed to be part of Turner's upcoming eighth studio album when he debuted the entire tracklist at a later show in Boston on 15 May 2019.

[68] The song's lyrics tell the story of gospel singer-songwriter and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who heavily influenced later rock-and-roll musicians such as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.

Turner promoted No Man's Land with a run of nine shows across the UK, starting at the Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline, on 22 November 2019 and finishing at Alexandra Palace, London, on 3 December 2019.

On 31 July 2020, West Coast vs. Wessex (a split album with Los Angeles band NOFX) was released on Fat Wreck Chords.

[77] However, rising COVID-19 cases in the UK following the emergence of the Omicron variant lead to the tour being cancelled in December 2021 over health concerns for the crew and audience.

[78] On 19 August 2022 he and his friend Chris Blake, who produces music under the name Palest Boy at School, released an album as Eating Before Swimming entitled Playtime with Christopher and Francis Volume 1.

[79] Turner broke the first Music Venue Trust world record in May 2024 when he played 15 gigs in 24 hours, each in a different UK town or city.

Lost Evenings sees Frank Turner curate and headline four consecutive one-off concerts on the main stage with an exciting supporting cast of musical talent.

Talking about the online shows, Turner told NME: I’m very wary of telling people what to do in general, but one of the things I want to say to other artists is that this is fun.

There are acts like me, Biffy Clyro, Ed Sheeran and Adele who needed time to incubate, find their voice, develop and grow – and we couldn't have done that without these places existing.

[95][failed verification] Turner has cited The Weakerthans, Bruce Springsteen, Black Flag, NOFX, Descendents, Counting Crows, Nirvana, The Clash and Johnny Cash[96][97][98][99] as musical influences.

Turner received death threats following a news article from The Guardian which quoted him describing himself as a libertarian, criticising socialism and believing that "leftist politics lead to the misery of many.