I write from a personal perspective, but sometimes seeing something in the street like that will spark something that reminds me of… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
I'm just trusting my intuition and my taste and writing it quickly - I'm glad people are gravitating towards feelings. — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
When I feel something, I write it down so I guess technically it's a personal catharsis, but I would really like to… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
When I first started writing in the beginning, it was very much surrounding the idea of escape and of fantasy, then when… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
I realised that what I loved was descriptive writing rather than something with a plot. — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
I'm journalling, checking in with myself. I write about the week and how it felt, my hopes and plans. I do it… — 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
My dad was into jazz, so there was a lot of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington playing in the house, but also a lot… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
When I started making my own music I was listening to people like Erykah Badu and Elliott Smith. I think I always gravitated towards… — 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 you could… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
