Song Quotes by Arlo Parks

10 Song quotes by Arlo Parks

Arlo Parks’ musings on music are thoughtful and intimate, mirroring the poetic lyricism of her indie‑pop songs. Ten concise quotes give a clear sense of the emotional layers she explores.

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When I was seven, I sang 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' in assembly and the teachers were crying because it was so emotional!

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Most of my songs are based off poetry, but I mainly write to write. I never know which form the words are…

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I would say I'm an outlier. Nobody in my family does anything creative, though my dad loved jazz and my mum likes…

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All of my songs are so hyper-specific - that they can seem universal is a beautiful thing.

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You can tell when a song has come from the heart and is genuine, and it moves you more when you can…

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As I'm writing a song, I focus on the music and try not to let my mind wander too much, but if…

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The way that I write is very instinctual and based off raw feeling--I'm a very emotional person and I think that comes…

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I had someone tell me recently that Black Dog had started this important conversation about mental health that had saved their marriage.…

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My dad was into jazz, so there was a lot of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington playing in the house, but also…

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Creativity hits me like a lightning bolt. For two weeks ideas overflow and spill from me, before a period of nothing. The…

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Minneapolis has always been a mythical place for me because my mom is a massive Prince fan.

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It's important to have a moment where you just stop and look at where you came from.

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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…

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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…

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It sounds cheesy to say it, but I think my motivation has always been to help others.

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Sometimes the world is just weird and you have to just roll with the punches.

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I was very in my own head as a kid. But I liked it there! I was just writing poetry, writing stories, writing plays.…

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I guess I want to be a voice for the kid. I mean, it sounds quite contrived, but I want to make music that…

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When I was younger, there was that desire to be cool and to fit in and to look a certain way. And I was…

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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,…

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When I was seven, I sang 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' in assembly and the teachers were crying because it was so emotional!

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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…

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My dad was into jazz, so there was a lot of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington playing in the house, but also a lot…

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When I started making my own music I was listening to people like Erykah Badu and Elliott Smith. I think I always gravitated towards…

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At the beginning I wasn't really rapping. I had poetry, so it was a spoken word vibe. Then I found beats that you could…

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