I've always liked pop music. I love what it does to my brain, and I've shut it out for a long time. — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
I actually think looking to the past for inspiration is pretty redundant. — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
When I try and extract what it is about my music that I do or love or try to create, I'm never… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
Listening to my dad playing guitar along to 'Sleepwalk' by the Shadows was probably the first time I discovered emotion in music. — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
I think after a long tour and after an album, your brain feels like it wants to relax, but at the same… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
The first time someone asked us for an autograph was the moment we realized we were doing something that most people spend… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
Even if people say you look cool and you did well, it's extremely cringey to watch yourself rocking out. It's like listening… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
The worst time for me is in the final few hours of taking a track that you've worked on for two years… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
Sometimes you really rely on the audience to have a good time playing live, and sometimes you could have zero people or… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
At different times in life, I've felt like it's time to say goodbye from some form of myself that's been hanging around… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
My brother Steve, who was a few years older than me, had 'Bad' on tape, and I remember listening to 'Smooth Criminal'… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
Once I've got something that I feel is strong, if I get long enough to think about it, it'll turn into something.… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
I've always been of the idea that is doesn't really matter where you are geographically - with 'Lonerism,' we made half the album in… — Kevin Parker Copy Share
I wanted to make something that, from the sound of it, could be down at the club. I just realised that I'd never heard… — Kevin Parker Copy Share
I used to think interacting with people in the audience, touching people in the crowd, was a total ego-based thing. I never realized how… — Kevin Parker Copy Share
The first time someone asked us for an autograph was the moment we realized we were doing something that most people spend their teenage… — Kevin Parker Copy Share
Some of my most important musical experiences were from a burnt CD with songs my friend downloaded for me at a terrible digital quality. — Kevin Parker Copy Share
Obviously, artists need to make money and stuff like that, but if you do something good or if you make good art or make… — Kevin Parker Copy Share
It's funny how concert dreams are such a recurring thing among musicians. It's like how everyone has that dream of their teeth falling out?… — Kevin Parker Copy Share
I've always made music on my own, but I didn't think there was a platform for that, so I thought I had to pretend… — Kevin Parker Copy Share
Making music is so spiritual. I'm not a spiritual person, but music is sacred to me. — Kevin Parker Copy Share
I have almost no memory of my parents ever speaking to each other. They split up on bad terms. I assumed that's what family… — Kevin Parker Copy Share
The more confidence I get with making music, the more I feel like I can just rely on myself to fulfill me. — Kevin Parker Copy Share
If someone says, 'Hey man, I love your album, it really got me through a breakup, but I downloaded it for free,' I'll be… — Kevin Parker Copy Share
