When I started making my own music I was listening to people like Erykah Badu and Elliott Smith. I think I always gravitated towards slightly more understated voices because it felt like I could really connect with what they were… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
The way that I write is very instinctual and based off raw feeling--I'm a very emotional person and I think that comes across in my writing. Also the songwriting that I enjoy, for example Elliott Smith, Leonard Cohen and Nico… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
Minneapolis has always been a mythical place for me because my mom is a massive Prince fan. — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
It's important to have a moment where you just stop and look at where you came from. — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
Honestly, I've been reading a lot of books on visual art. I've been reading a lot of books by Olivia Lang, I've been listening… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
When things started to take off, I had more and more to do, and things were happening but I didn't quite have the time… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
It sounds cheesy to say it, but I think my motivation has always been to help others. — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
Sometimes the world is just weird and you have to just roll with the punches. — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
I was very in my own head as a kid. But I liked it there! I was just writing poetry, writing stories, writing plays.… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
I guess I want to be a voice for the kid. I mean, it sounds quite contrived, but I want to make music that… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
When I was younger, there was that desire to be cool and to fit in and to look a certain way. And I was… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, there weren't that many queer girls of colour making music. So I just wanted to be able to exist,… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
When I was seven, I sang 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' in assembly and the teachers were crying because it was so emotional! — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
What I want to do with my music is to just encourage vulnerability, and to talk about things even if they're uncomfortable. Everyone has… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
