I tried to be in loads of bands and it hadn't really worked out. My friends weren't as into it as I was, so I started doing it on my own and eventually, released some songs and stuff just happened… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
Instruments are just planks of wood, or just computers or whatever, but they help us translate the most difficult aspects of life and make the conversations we have much easier and much more universal. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
I'm used to feeling isolated from people I want to see, it's been a big part of my life since I was a teenager… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Paracetamol' between the ages of 15 and 16. With many of my songs, I have this strange habit of spending months fumbling… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
Not only do we still engage in wars far away from our homes, which settle nothing and fuel extremism in the aftermath, we sell… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
There's not enough focus put on learning about yourself and how that can teach you more than certain subjects can. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
I'd like to be able to make something as good as 'Hunky Dory' or 'Young Americans.' — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
I like to think our brains are a bit like algorithms. Whatever you give it and feed it, you get out the product. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
It's important to remind kids who obviously love writing and creating, that's it's going to be the most important part of what they do.… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
I'm the youngest of six kids so I got the short straw in terms of bedrooms. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
With my first album, I was just simply trying to highlight problems within society and put it into pop songs. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
There's definitely a love-hate relationship I think a lot of bands have with touring. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
Many times you may feel alone in the world, but the right record pulls you back to realizing that many people have gone through… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
Releasing a record makes you realise what you want to do with music. It's not something you can understand before you do it. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
