I want to be that person that kids can listen to, and feel energized by because they've never felt like they had someone that they could listen to and see themselves in before. — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
Most of my songs are based off poetry, but I mainly write to write. I never know which form the words are best suited to until I hear an instrumental. — 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
