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title: "100 Declan McKenna Quotes"
description: "Declan McKenna quotes on isolation, creativity, and self‑learning."
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# Declan McKenna

 **100** quotes in **335** categories

Declan McKenna reflects on feeling isolated while touring as a teen and on the long months he spends shaping song ideas. He mentions that learning about yourself can teach more than formal subjects and that his brain works like an algorithm, producing what he feeds it. He also notes being the youngest of six and getting the short‑straw bedroom.

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Declan McKenna is an English singer‑songwriter who first gained attention in 2015.

## About Declan McKenna

He won the Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition that year and self‑released the protest song “Brazil”, which criticized FIFA and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

##  Quotes by Declan McKenna

> [I've been very fortunate to have my music spread widely via the Internet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-ve-been-very-fortunate-to-have-my-music-spread-widely-via-the/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Been](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/been/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/declan-mckenna-5579_been_i-ve-been-very-fortunate-to-have-my-musi_1151685.jpg)

> [My generation has a lot of very anxious young people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/my-generation-has-a-lot-of-very-anxious-young-people/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Anxious](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxious/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/declan-mckenna-5579_anxious_my-generation-has-a-lot-of-very-anxious_2425543.jpg)

> [I just want to pay off my family's mortgage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-just-want-to-pay-off-my-family-s-mortgage/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d27/declan-mckenna-5579_family_i-just-want-to-pay-off-my-family-s-mortg_3008894.jpg)

> [I would love to be able to make short films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-would-love-to-be-able-to-make-short-films/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d9/declan-mckenna-5579_cinema_i-would-love-to-be-able-to-make-short-fi_792181.jpg)

> [I have to really convince myself to buy something online.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-have-to-really-convince-myself-to-buy-something-online/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Buy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae2/declan-mckenna-5579_buy_i-have-to-really-convince-myself-to-buy_2093015.jpg)

> [Having creative control has always been important to me in different ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/having-creative-control-has-always-been-important-to-me-in-different/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/declan-mckenna-5579_always_having-creative-control-has-always-been_459913.jpg)

> [I rarely finish songs on the road but a lot of them get started there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-rarely-finish-songs-on-the-road-but-a-lot-of-them-get-started-there/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Finish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/finish/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c1/declan-mckenna-5579_finish_i-rarely-finish-songs-on-the-road-but-a_2934727.jpg)

> [Everything you observe in day-to-day life comes back to politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/everything-you-observe-in-day-to-day-life-comes-back-to-politics/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Day life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day-life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/declan-mckenna-5579_day-life_everything-you-observe-in-day-to-day-lif_1497924.jpg)

> [Just because something's important doesn't mean I necessarily have to write songs about it and release them right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/just-because-something-s-important-doesn-t-mean-i-necessarily-have-to/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Mean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/declan-mckenna-5579_mean_just-because-something-s-important-doesn_3063601.jpg)

> [I make songs based around my political ideas because they're a big part of life; politics affects my life, politics affects my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-make-songs-based-around-my-political-ideas-because-they-re-a-big/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Art of life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art-of-life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/declan-mckenna-5579_art-of-life_i-make-songs-based-around-my-political-i_690040.jpg)

> [I was a happy child a lot of the time and my parents were always wanting to give me and my siblings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-was-a-happy-child-a-lot-of-the-time-and-my-parents-were-always/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cb/declan-mckenna-5579_always_i-was-a-happy-child-a-lot-of-the-time-an_1152833.jpg)

> [I'm used to feeling isolated from people I want to see, it's been a big part of my life since I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-m-used-to-feeling-isolated-from-people-i-want-to-see-it-s-been-a/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Big](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/595/declan-mckenna-5579_big_i-m-used-to-feeling-isolated-from-people_6454.jpg)

> [That's been a pretty interesting thing, visiting schools and performing and doing songwriting talks and stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/that-s-been-a-pretty-interesting-thing-visiting-schools-and/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Doing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8e/declan-mckenna-5579_doing_that-s-been-a-pretty-interesting-thing-v_712532.jpg)

> [I just want to make songs that I like and be able to get away with doing music for as long as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-just-want-to-make-songs-that-i-like-and-be-able-to-get-away-with/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[I can](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-can/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/declan-mckenna-5579_i-can_i-just-want-to-make-songs-that-i-like-an_2100061.jpg)

> [The idea of young people being seen but not heard and trying not to say anything too offensive isn't such a thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/the-idea-of-young-people-being-seen-but-not-heard-and-trying-not-to/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Offensive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/offensive/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d82/declan-mckenna-5579_offensive_the-idea-of-young-people-being-seen-but_987732.jpg)

> [I find that with each new record I'm learning more and dipping my toes into new things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-find-that-with-each-new-record-i-m-learning-more-and-dipping-my/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Find](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/find/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/declan-mckenna-5579_find_i-find-that-with-each-new-record-i-m-lea_2429030.jpg)

> [I've had opportunities to do a couple of really cool things online, but it's not a festival. A really good online performance,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-ve-had-opportunities-to-do-a-couple-of-really-cool-things-online/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Cool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cool/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc4/declan-mckenna-5579_cool_i-ve-had-opportunities-to-do-a-couple-of_2657755.jpg)

> [Instruments are just planks of wood, or just computers or whatever, but they help us translate the most difficult aspects of life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/instruments-are-just-planks-of-wood-or-just-computers-or-whatever-but/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Aspects of life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aspects-of-life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/617/declan-mckenna-5579_aspects-of-life_instruments-are-just-planks-of-wood-or-j_2126292.jpg)

> [You can live your own life and do what you want to do. You shouldn't feel pressure to do anything because you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/you-can-live-your-own-life-and-do-what-you-want-to-do-you-shouldn-t/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/declan-mckenna-5579_anything_you-can-live-your-own-life-and-do-what-y_1249290.jpg)

> [Yeah, I mean, having been raised like a Catholic, I have a sort of sympathy for religion, in that I think that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/yeah-i-mean-having-been-raised-like-a-catholic-i-have-a-sort-of/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/declan-mckenna-5579_bad_yeah-i-mean-having-been-raised-like-a-ca_2010765.jpg)

> [There have been moments where I've felt really inspired for a short period, been really zoned in, but when I get like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/there-have-been-moments-where-i-ve-felt-really-inspired-for-a-short/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Days](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/days/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/declan-mckenna-5579_days_there-have-been-moments-where-i-ve-felt_3217928.jpg)

> [I wouldn't really describe myself directly as, like, a political musician. I think I have an opinion on a lot of things,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-wouldn-t-really-describe-myself-directly-as-like-a-political/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Describe myself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/describe-myself/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/declan-mckenna-5579_describe-myself_i-wouldn-t-really-describe-myself-direct_2579668.jpg)

> [Violence breeds violence and I just don't think the world is too complex to set a peaceful precedent, but it seems the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/violence-breeds-violence-and-i-just-don-t-think-the-world-is-too/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ab/declan-mckenna-5579_business_violence-breeds-violence-and-i-just-don_537888.jpg)

> [The glam-rock era was just full of life. I'm fascinated by the clothes that musicians of that era could get away with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/the-glam-rock-era-was-just-full-of-life-i-m-fascinated-by-the-clothes/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/declan-mckenna-5579_freedom_the-glam-rock-era-was-just-full-of-life_1790968.jpg)

> [I've always been really into blues guitar. I feel like that comes out a little bit in my guitar parts: country, blues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-ve-always-been-really-into-blues-guitar-i-feel-like-that-comes-out/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Blues](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blues/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/declan-mckenna-5579_blues_i-ve-always-been-really-into-blues-guita_1394557.jpg)

> [I'm pretty sure the first album I bought was a CD of 'Electric Ladyland' by Jimi Hendrix when I was about nine.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-m-pretty-sure-the-first-album-i-bought-was-a-cd-of-electric/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/declan-mckenna-5579_best_i-m-pretty-sure-the-first-album-i-bought_2488851.jpg)

> [I think people definitely shouldn't be ignorant in regards to where they're playing. And there's an argument for not taking it out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-think-people-definitely-shouldn-t-be-ignorant-in-regards-to-where/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Corrupt government](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/corrupt-government/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/declan-mckenna-5579_corrupt-government_i-think-people-definitely-shouldn-t-be-i_3134619.jpg)

> [I think one of the coolest things that you can do with music is when it sounds a certain way and can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-think-one-of-the-coolest-things-that-you-can-do-with-music-is-when/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Beatles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beatles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/declan-mckenna-5579_beatles_i-think-one-of-the-coolest-things-that-y_468350.jpg)

> [I like the generation that I'm part of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-like-the-generation-that-i-m-part-of/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Generation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/generation/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/917/declan-mckenna-5579_generation_i-like-the-generation-that-i-m-part-of-7_777528.jpg)

> [The first place I ever landed in America was Tampa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/the-first-place-i-ever-landed-in-america-was-tampa/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b41/declan-mckenna-5579_america_the-first-place-i-ever-landed-in-america_820432.jpg)

> [I'm the youngest of six kids so I got the short straw in terms of bedrooms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-m-the-youngest-of-six-kids-so-i-got-the-short-straw-in-terms-of/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Bedrooms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bedrooms/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/537/declan-mckenna-5579_bedrooms_i-m-the-youngest-of-six-kids-so-i-got-th_276549.jpg)

> [I wanted to write a song that was outright against war, in any form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-wanted-to-write-a-song-that-was-outright-against-war-in-any-form/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Against](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/against/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/declan-mckenna-5579_against_i-wanted-to-write-a-song-that-was-outrig_2939140.jpg)

> [I don't know why I end up writing about such heavy topics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-don-t-know-why-i-end-up-writing-about-such-heavy-topics/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[End](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/end/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1a/declan-mckenna-5579_end_i-don-t-know-why-i-end-up-writing-about_3156300.jpg)

> [It's never going to be easy to release a second album.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/it-s-never-going-to-be-easy-to-release-a-second-album/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Album](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/album/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/declan-mckenna-5579_easy_it-s-never-going-to-be-easy-to-release-a_1637359.jpg)

> [I don't know why I need music, I just do, and that's what I love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-don-t-know-why-i-need-music-i-just-do-and-that-s-what-i-love/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[I love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-love/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d58/declan-mckenna-5579_i-love_i-don-t-know-why-i-need-music-i-just-do_1158617.jpg)

> [I would love to write with St. Vincent or Tame Impala or EMO, Sufjan Stevens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-would-love-to-write-with-st-vincent-or-tame-impala-or-emo-sufjan/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/declan-mckenna-5579_love_i-would-love-to-write-with-st-vincent-or_3000312.jpg)

> [I wouldn't have voted in favour of Brexit if I was able to vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-wouldn-t-have-voted-in-favour-of-brexit-if-i-was-able-to-vote/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/498/declan-mckenna-5579_able_i-wouldn-t-have-voted-in-favour-of-brexi_782325.jpg)

> [There's definitely a love-hate relationship I think a lot of bands have with touring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/there-s-definitely-a-love-hate-relationship-i-think-a-lot-of-bands/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Bands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bands/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43f/declan-mckenna-5579_bands_there-s-definitely-a-love-hate-relations_309959.jpg)

> [It would be unfair for me to be like, 'Yeah, I'm the voice of a generation.' I don't want that responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/it-would-be-unfair-for-me-to-be-like-yeah-i-m-the-voice-of-a/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Generation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/generation/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9a/declan-mckenna-5579_generation_it-would-be-unfair-for-me-to-be-like-yea_1826036.jpg)

> [Releasing a record makes you realise what you want to do with music. It's not something you can understand before you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/releasing-a-record-makes-you-realise-what-you-want-to-do-with-music/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2b/declan-mckenna-5579_music_releasing-a-record-makes-you-realise-wha_377354.jpg)

## Declan McKenna by topic

[Music (24)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/declan-mckenna/) [Song (18)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/declan-mckenna/) [Life (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/declan-mckenna/) [Something (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/something/declan-mckenna/) [People (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/declan-mckenna/)

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