I never got lessons. I took influence from Chet Baker, Ian Dury, and Joe Strummer. I don't hear my voice and think, 'Yeah, that's a banging voice!' It's more about putting the right emotions into the right words and the… — King Krule Copy Share Image
My dad is an art director for BBC TV shows, and my mum does screen printing workshops. Both of my parents played instruments, too, and my mum used to have crazy house parties when me and my brother were young… — King Krule Copy Share Image
Because the Internet's there, I have access to a lot of the legends, like Fela Kuti. I used to watch a lot of Fela… — King Krule Copy Share Image
I got alright GCSEs, but I was lost. I didn't know what to do, whether to continue with education, go to uni, go to… — King Krule Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I used to do that a lot: I would hear a part of a song that would really relax me… — King Krule Copy Share Image
I've mainly been sampling jazz because the tone of the chords are expressive in itself, so it's quite nice to write over. — King Krule Copy Share Image
I changed from 'Zoo Kid' to 'King Krule' mainly because I didn't want to be called a 'Kid' when I was 20, so I… — King Krule Copy Share Image
My mum used to work in New York in Spike Lee's shop; she did the outfits for the video for P.M. Dawn's 'Set Adrift… — King Krule Copy Share Image
There's a lot of tension in London, but then you realize it's always been there, in its history, and that the best thing about… — King Krule Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'll listen to a lyric and I'll be so pissed off that I didn't write it. — King Krule Copy Share Image
When I realized I could write lyrics and let someone that I knew listen to them, but not know that the song was about… — King Krule Copy Share Image
I want to get more and more sophisticated. I'm ready to go from being a kid to being a king. — King Krule Copy Share Image
