It’s funny how concert dreams are such a recurring thing among musicians. It’s like how everyone has that dream of their teeth falling out? Except musicians have this dream of just standing onstage and there being all these people out there, and for some reason, the song isn’t starting. Kevin Parker Read Quote
Nothing matches the sheer euphoria of discovering a new melody or a new batch of chords that just come out of nowhere. Kevin Parker Read Quote
When I was 14 or 15, I was dead-set on becoming a rock star – the same as anybody who picks up a guitar at that age. Kevin Parker Read Quote
Even if people say you look cool and you did well, it’s extremely cringey to watch yourself rocking out. It’s like listening to your own voice on an answering machine times a hundred, because you’re hearing your voice through a microphone outside of a PA at a hundred decibels. Kevin Parker Read Quote
One of my mottos for ‘Currents’ was ‘Give the song what it deserves.’ How would this song flourish? If the song could tell me what it wants, what can I give it? I tried not to dictate it with any sensible or logical decisions. Kevin Parker Read Quote
I wouldn’t say making psychedelic music is my focus. That’s not the modus operandi for Tame Impala. It’s about making music that moves people. Kevin Parker Read Quote
The way I do it is there’s never recording ‘sessions.’ One finishes, the next one starts. It’s just continuous. Kevin Parker Read Quote
In the end, I’m lucky enough to travel the world and make albums and not have to worry about not having a job. Kevin Parker Read Quote
I just record whenever I can, whenever I’m home, whenever I have access to something that can make music. Kevin Parker Read Quote
