Billboard issue Issue – Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker on His Pop Ambitions

BILLBOARD ISSUE – Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker on His Pop Ambitions

!This week’s Billboard issue features Tama Impala’s Kevin Parker, Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

In an article titled, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker on His Pop Ambitions: ‘I Want to Be a Max Martin’, Kevin Parker shares his thoughts on a long-awaited album, arena shows and star collaborations on the way.

He’s owning up to what he really wants: a place at the center of pop music.

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Mark Ronson on Kevin Parker: “He can play anything and play it incredibly well. He has killer melodic instincts. And he has an impossibly cool aesthetic when it comes to sonics, without ever trying to be cool. It can be intimidating to collaborate with someone like that, but also his take on things is so unique, I never want to distill that.”

Kevin Parker on his ambitions to work with big pop stars on big pop songs: “It’s the yin to the yang of psychedelic rock — writing a catchy, sugary pop song that’s like, three minutes long. … I want to be a Max Martin.”

Kevin Parker on taking bigger chances with his sound on The Slow Rush: “I’ve reached a fork in the road where it’s like, ‘Do I dial it back, or do I fuckin’ ramp it up? … And in the past, I may have decided to dial it back.”

 Kevin Parker on learning from Kanye West to be less afraid of failure: “That’s one of the biggest forces of Kanye as an artist.”