I was very in my own head as a kid. But I liked it there! I was just writing poetry, writing stories,… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
At the beginning I wasn't really rapping. I had poetry, so it was a spoken word vibe. Then I found beats that… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
I really like Pat Parker. I really like Audre Lorde. I read a lot of the Beats when I was younger, so… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
It's after dark that I feel most inspired, I'm a nocturnal creature. I'll write poetry or streams of consciousness, play instruments, or… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
Poetry doesn't necessarily need to be some erudite thing. Your mom telling you a story is just as much poetry as some… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
But I think for me, writing poetry when I was younger really helped me to condense an idea or a story into… — 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… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
My attention span was quite short and I just wanted to use a lot of beautiful words. When I read a poem… — 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
