I started with the guitar around 12 years old but didn’t learn the banjo until I was about 18 or 19. Elle King Read Quote
I think I write funny songs that make people kind of, like, stop what they’re doing and be like, ‘What did you say?’ And then it makes them laugh a little bit. Elle King Read Quote
My first name is a boy’s name. It’s Tanner. I’ve always gone by my middle name but, yeah, my first name is Tanner. And King is my mom’s last name. I took my mom’s last name since I was 18. Elle King Read Quote
I started playing in New York when I was 16. I had a fake ID so I could play shows, and, I don’t know, bouncers didn’t really say no to me, I guess. I’m fun! Elle King Read Quote
I used to be afraid to use the word ‘pop’ to describe my music, but underneath my tough, bad-girl sound, there’s some fun. Elle King Read Quote
