78 Quotes by Arlo Parks

How many artists to pick as my obsessions? The four I listen to all the time are Phoebe Bridgers, A Tribe Called Quest - I'm being very selective, here - and then probably the Cure, still; and then The Internet - I love The Internet.

There's nothing that compares to actually being in a room and having that sense of collective experience, feeling the music in your body and having all these people around you.

It's after dark that I feel most inspired, I'm a nocturnal creature. I'll write poetry or streams of consciousness, play instruments, or teach myself to DJ by doing a silent solo set.

I would say I'm an outlier. Nobody in my family does anything creative, though my dad loved jazz and my mum likes Prince and 1980s French pop.

I wanted to really delve into the idea of reckoning with difficult things in one's past - and celebrating the joyful things, and honoring the stories that have made me who I am.

I've always been a very emotional person and as a child. I guess writing felt like something that I could do in private to process things.

I realised that being sensitive means you can connect to all kinds of people. I think I've learned that it is a gift as well.

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

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 mental health - everyone has a mind that works in different ways and goes through highs and lows.