I got alright GCSEs, but I was lost. I didn't know what to do, whether to continue with education, go to uni,… — King Krule Copy Share Image
I never got lessons. I took influence from Chet Baker, Ian Dury, and Joe Strummer. I don't hear my voice and think,… — King Krule Copy Share Image
I went through quite a few establishments that maybe weren't great for myself - security units, youth-offender places. I guess that was… — King Krule Copy Share Image
I got a lot from my uncle who is a really good ska guitarist. Very ragged makeshift rhythms and intricate lines. — King Krule Copy Share Image
It's strange. No one ever really talked to me about my voice. People started writing about it, and I was like, 'What?'… — 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've got rid of a lot of cynicism and anger. I feel positive about my development, and I just want to carry… — King Krule Copy Share Image
Stuff like Buena Vista Social Club and Fela Kuti were quite a main thing to my childhood. As soon as I reached… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sometimes I'll listen to a lyric and I'll be so pissed off that I didn't write it. — King Krule Copy Share
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
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
Growing up in any big city, you get exposed to so many beautiful cultures. I've grown up with a lot of open eyes around… — King Krule Copy Share
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… — King Krule Copy Share
My uncle was in a ska band called the Top Cats; that was my first proper influence, as I was taken to see them… — King Krule Copy Share
