Karen O

Sophomore records are historically really difficult.

— Karen O

Working pretty much nonstop as an artist, the hardest thing is to know what to do with yourself when you have some…

— Karen O

Being on the road with rock, its pretty much 90 percent guys.

— Karen O

I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.

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I was just totally taken by Michael Jackson when I was a little kid, like everyone else.

— Karen O

I try to sing whatever the music makes me feel. And we play so much music from the other records at shows…

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The simplest idea of someone coming to your home to pamper you at a time when all your energy is being expended…

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I feel like every five to seven years I really need to put myself in this position of discomfort and exploration, just…

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It's almost embarrassing how well-behaved I was, which is probably why I do things like spit water on myself onstage as an…

— Karen O

Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.

— Karen O

Being on the road with rock, it's pretty much 90 percent guys.

— Karen O

My onstage persona really is a persona, you know, and really the moment I step onstage, it kind of kicks into gear.

— Karen O

I feel like there's a hunger in the culture now for the live experience maybe as a counterpoint to the more sort…

— Karen O

Well, Freddie Mercury is a really huge rock star in my head. I've always thought he was just so tough and such…

— Karen O

I'm not a 21-year-old angsty self-destructive rapscallion anymore.

— Karen O

Mary Ocher gives me the chills, she frightens me with her feral soul. Her sound is of a true outsider artist, immaculately…

— Karen O

You have to open up on stage.

— Karen O

I plead total ignorance to Led Zeppelin. I am totally in the dark about them.

— Karen O

It's insane how quickly everything's changed. I always feel like I'm running hard to catch up.

— Karen O

I'm making sure to cover all the bases. Like, I've always wanted a leather jacket like Michael Jackson's in "Thriller" since I…

— Karen O

I was a complete outsider in high school.

— Karen O

For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.

— Karen O

I'm in the camp that needs to discover and take risks, sometimes it's with the promise of something special and new, sometimes…

— Karen O

When you train a horse on a daily basis, you're a part of the horse's movement, you're a part of his motion.…

— Karen O

Yeah, I can't separate the art from the music and the music from the art. I think that stems from going to…

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