Kimbra Quotes

You can get really left of centre influences in mainstream pop. Michael Jackson and Prince are some of the most progressive artists ever if you actually dissect their songs there’s some crazy stuff going on.

When you work on an album for three and a half years, you’re kind of ready for it to get out there. To have your songs reach people.

The fun of being in the pop world is you can really play with people’s perceptions of what the word pop means.

People like Jeff Buckley, the Mars Volta and Bjork made me listen to music differently. You learn the voice is an instrument you can do crazy things with.

People are consuming more than ever, but I think they want a bit of honesty and depth. Adele, Gotye, Janelle Monae – they’re giving you a catchy song, but it’s also a challenging song at the same time.

Obviously I don’t really go to church any more – no time.