Kevin Parker (Kevin Richard Parker) Quotes
For 'Lonerism,' I really wanted make a non-psychedelic record. That's why the dominant instrument is the synthesiser, but maybe it didn't quite turn out that way.
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I used to stay up all night playing 'Resident Evil 2,' and it wouldn't stop until the sun came up. Then I'd walk outside at dawn's first light, looking at the empty streets of London, and it was like life imitating art. It felt like I'd stepped into an actual zombie apocalypse.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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I've lived in New York for a really long time.
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Whether it's through introduction of the right gut bacteria or direct modification of the genes of cows and pigs, I think we're going to have to introduce something like this into our livestock - a way to consume the methane rather than releasing it.
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At no point am I ever threatened by people who question who I am, or why I like the things I do, or my legitimacy. Because I know who I am very strongly, and I think that's what geek culture can reinforce.
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Well, where there is freedom doubt itself must be free.
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The thing is, people can't complain about profit-oriented moves if they're only interested in profit themselves. You can't have it both ways. If they're willing to polish up a gift and sell it to make money, they can't really complain about the fact that somebody above them has sold them down the river. That's the way it goes.
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But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.
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To me, success is making a positive difference through art - making art that affects the world and that changes the way people feel about themselves and the world.
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Pop knew absolutely nothing about pro football.
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For anyone who's been in care, successfully coming through the system is nothing to with money or success; it's the ability to feel love and be loved in return.
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African-Americans know about racism, but I don't think we really know the causes. I decided it's first of all a family problem.
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The world has become so complex that the idea of a power in which everything comes together and can be controlled in a centralized way is now erroneous.
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Some people say to be an actor you've got to die to do it. I think it's healthy if you think, 'I'll do it if it works, and if I don't, I can do something else.' That way seems to work for me.
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Music is universal too. Even deaf people like to dance, love rhythm, and can kind of pick it up.
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I am undeniably afraid of the dark!
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I like all sorts of art, that's why I love wandering around The National Gallery.
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It's not just enough to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.
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To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
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If you say, 'I listen to pop,' you picture this kind of perfect, colorful, polished song. I want to have that, but when you open it, you see this gritty dark - kind of like dancing your tears away. Disguise the sadness in a pop beat.
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Most teachers, when surveyed, say that it is part of their job to help students develop things like grit. This is especially true at the elementary and middle school levels. They feel it's part of their vocation to teach other things that are not formally academic content.
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I hate the terminology of 'costume' because my clothes are not costumes at all. I think they're high fashion, avant-garde, and more couture, definitely, and yes, some of my pieces are not particularly wearable, but I wouldn't say they're costumes, I'd say they're more couture.
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We’re importing radical Islamic terrorism into the West through a failed immigration system and through an intelligence community held back by our president.
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For 'Lonerism,' I really wanted make a non-psychedelic record. That's why the dominant instrument is the synthesiser, but maybe it didn't quite turn out that way.
