Declan McKenna : (9)

" I think one of the coolest things that you can do with music is when it sounds a certain way and can be kind of misleading in terms of the lyrical content, like what David Bowie did with ‘Oh You Pretty Things’ or The Beatles on ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer.’ That the song kind of has this double meaning of conflicting emotions. " - Declan McKenna

" There’s only so much ‘cool’ you can try and pretend to be, before everyone realises you’re not actually that cool. " - Declan McKenna

" I am of the opinion that you can do anything. If I say I can do it, then people can believe that I can do it. " - Declan McKenna

" I’m the youngest of six kids so I got the short straw in terms of bedrooms. " - Declan McKenna

" Many films about trans people have this weird suggestion that they don’t have the chance to be happy. " - Declan McKenna

" There have been moments where I’ve felt really inspired for a short period, been really zoned in, but when I get like that, I get too excited and completely burn myself out for a couple of days and go back to not really doing anything. " - Declan McKenna

" I’d like to be able to make something as good as ‘Hunky Dory’ or ‘Young Americans.’ " - Declan McKenna

" Releasing a record makes you realise what you want to do with music. It’s not something you can understand before you do it. " - Declan McKenna

" I just want to make songs that I like and be able to get away with doing music for as long as I can get away with it. " - Declan McKenna