--- title: "10 Me Quotes By King Krule" description: "10 Me quotes by King Krule. Plus more from King Krule and more Me sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/king-krule-20052_aspect_i-do-love-the-music-aspect-of-the-intern_1752216.jpg" --- > [I do love the music aspect of the Internet. The Internet made me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/i-do-love-the-music-aspect-of-the-internet-the-internet-made-me/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/king-krule-20052_aspect_i-do-love-the-music-aspect-of-the-intern_1752216.jpg) > [Because the Internet's there, I have access to a lot of the legends, like Fela Kuti. I used to watch a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/because-the-internet-s-there-i-have-access-to-a-lot-of-the-legends/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/king-krule-20052_access_because-the-internet-s-there-i-have-acce_15409.jpg) > [Jazz is more raw than punk in a lot of ways. It's so expressive. A lot of people say to me, especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/jazz-is-more-raw-than-punk-in-a-lot-of-ways-it-s-so-expressive-a-lot/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca8/king-krule-20052_ages_jazz-is-more-raw-than-punk-in-a-lot-of-w_2462122.jpg) > [Growing up in any big city, you get exposed to so many beautiful cultures. I've grown up with a lot of open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/growing-up-in-any-big-city-you-get-exposed-to-so-many-beautiful/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/king-krule-20052_any_growing-up-in-any-big-city-you-get-expos_1477376.jpg) > [I never got lessons. I took influence from Chet Baker, Ian Dury, and Joe Strummer. I don't hear my voice and think,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/i-never-got-lessons-i-took-influence-from-chet-baker-ian-dury-and-joe/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f6/king-krule-20052_about_i-never-got-lessons-i-took-influence-fro_1506839.jpg) > [It's strange. No one ever really talked to me about my voice. People started writing about it, and I was like, 'What?'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/it-s-strange-no-one-ever-really-talked-to-me-about-my-voice-people/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fee/king-krule-20052_about_it-s-strange-no-one-ever-really-talked-t_2516711.jpg) > [I'm trying to create a collection of stories - the 'U.F.O.W.A.V.E.' songs are all stories. I haven't really taken direct lyrical influence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/i-m-trying-to-create-a-collection-of-stories-the-u-f-o-w-a-v-e-songs/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c9/king-krule-20052_book_i-m-trying-to-create-a-collection-of-sto_2623171.jpg) > [My dad is an art director for BBC TV shows, and my mum does screen printing workshops. Both of my parents played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/my-dad-is-an-art-director-for-bbc-tv-shows-and-my-mum-does-screen/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/king-krule-20052_art_my-dad-is-an-art-director-for-bbc-tv-sho_2068520.jpg) > [When I realized I could write lyrics and let someone that I knew listen to them, but not know that the song…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/when-i-realized-i-could-write-lyrics-and-let-someone-that-i-knew/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/king-krule-20052_about_when-i-realized-i-could-write-lyrics-and_1398693.jpg) > [When I was younger, I used to do that a lot: I would hear a part of a song that would really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-do-that-a-lot-i-would-hear-a-part-of-a/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/king-krule-20052_cafe_when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-do-that-a-l_86645.jpg) ## Other authors on Me ## More by King Krule > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/because-the-internet-s-there-i-have-access-to-a-lot-of-the-legends/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/i-got-alright-gcses-but-i-was-lost-i-didn-t-know-what-to-do-whether/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [When I was younger, I used to do that a lot: I would hear a part of a song that would really relax me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-do-that-a-lot-i-would-hear-a-part-of-a/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [I've mainly been sampling jazz because the tone of the chords are expressive in itself, so it's quite nice to write over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/i-ve-mainly-been-sampling-jazz-because-the-tone-of-the-chords-are/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/i-changed-from-zoo-kid-to-king-krule-mainly-because-i-didn-t-want-to/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/my-mum-used-to-work-in-new-york-in-spike-lee-s-shop-she-did-the/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [I was always wrapped around music being a tradition, a skill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/i-was-always-wrapped-around-music-being-a-tradition-a-skill/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/there-s-a-lot-of-tension-in-london-but-then-you-realize-it-s-always/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [Sometimes I'll listen to a lyric and I'll be so pissed off that I didn't write it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/sometimes-i-ll-listen-to-a-lyric-and-i-ll-be-so-pissed-off-that-i/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [I actually find a lot of pleasure in writing lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/i-actually-find-a-lot-of-pleasure-in-writing-lyrics/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [When I realized I could write lyrics and let someone that I knew listen to them, but not know that the song was about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/when-i-realized-i-could-write-lyrics-and-let-someone-that-i-knew/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [I want to get more and more sophisticated. I'm ready to go from being a kid to being a king.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/i-want-to-get-more-and-more-sophisticated-i-m-ready-to-go-from-being/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/growing-up-in-any-big-city-you-get-exposed-to-so-many-beautiful/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/i-never-got-lessons-i-took-influence-from-chet-baker-ian-dury-and-joe/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [My uncle was in a ska band called the Top Cats; that was my first proper influence, as I was taken to see them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/my-uncle-was-in-a-ska-band-called-the-top-cats-that-was-my-first/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/me/king-krule/#itemlist", "name": "10 Me Quotes By King Krule", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do love the music aspect of the Internet. 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That would send me to sleep. 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