That's how a lot of Tame Impala songs start out - as ideas for songs I could potentially give to someone else.… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
I don't like the idea that I'm a one-trick pony, even if I am! No matter what else I do, I have… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
If I'm recording a song, and it's kind of fuzzed out, but I've got this super candy melody, I feel nothing but… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
For me, I'm just too bad at remembering the details of lengths of parts of songs, so if we had backing tracks,… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
The inspiration to write a song comes to me when something has happened to me more than once. If it's happened to… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
Once I've got something that I feel is strong, if I get long enough to think about it, it'll turn into something.… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
One of my mottos for 'Currents' was 'Give the song what it deserves.' How would this song flourish? If the song could… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
For me, pop melodies are their own thing that have their own emotion, but they don't necessarily belong exclusively in a pop… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
One of the first albums I can remember hearing was a Supertramp best of, with mostly 'Breakfast in America' songs on it.… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
I've always been of the idea that is doesn't really matter where you are geographically - with 'Lonerism,' we made half the album in… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
I wanted to make something that, from the sound of it, could be down at the club. I just realised that I'd never heard… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
I used to think interacting with people in the audience, touching people in the crowd, was a total ego-based thing. I never realized how… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
The first time someone asked us for an autograph was the moment we realized we were doing something that most people spend their teenage… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
Some of my most important musical experiences were from a burnt CD with songs my friend downloaded for me at a terrible digital quality. — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
Obviously, artists need to make money and stuff like that, but if you do something good or if you make good art or make… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
It's funny how concert dreams are such a recurring thing among musicians. It's like how everyone has that dream of their teeth falling out?… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
I've always made music on my own, but I didn't think there was a platform for that, so I thought I had to pretend… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
Making music is so spiritual. I'm not a spiritual person, but music is sacred to me. — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
I have almost no memory of my parents ever speaking to each other. They split up on bad terms. I assumed that's what family… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
The more confidence I get with making music, the more I feel like I can just rely on myself to fulfill me. — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
