Karen O
Karen O
Karen Lee Orzolek, better known by her stage name Karen O, is a South Korean-born American singer and musician. She is the lead vocalist for American rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth22 November 1978
culture hunger synthetic
I feel like there's a hunger in the culture now for the live experience maybe as a counterpoint to the more sort of synthetic lives that we've been living.
stage
You have to open up on stage.
records sophomore difficult
Sophomore records are historically really difficult.
steps gears kind
My onstage persona really is a persona, you know, and really the moment I step onstage, it kind of kicks into gear.
water adults embarrassing
It's almost embarrassing how well-behaved I was, which is probably why I do things like spit water on myself onstage as an adult.
art school thinking
Yeah, I can't separate the art from the music and the music from the art. I think that stems from going to school for film first, and kind of stumbling onto music as my career.
crazy fall years
I feel like every five to seven years I really need to put myself in this position of discomfort and exploration, just to survive. Otherwise I feel like I'm falling asleep, like I'll go crazy if I don't do it.
horse true-friend soul
When you train a horse on a daily basis, you're a part of the horse's movement, you're a part of his motion. Everything that the horse experiences is coming from you. There's a total connection -- a true friendship -- and the connection touches the soul completely.