Kevin Parker Quotes

I'm extremely introverted. I used to think it was shyness, but I got over that, so it must be door No. 2. It's still hard for me to be away from home much, and I have to make sure I get lots of time alone in my room when I'm touring.

I prefer to stay in if I have a choice. I lose energy being around people. I know that sounds horrible.

Whenever I'm with other people, part of me shrinks a little. Only when I am alone can I fully enjoy my own company.

I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really liked it.

I think I'm a very solitary person. To actually not be anonymous is a bit claustrophobic for me.

I'm not afraid of my own company. I was made to be at home.

Yeah, I like being on my own. I do. I tend to be a loner, so I'm okay. I'm not okay when I have to be around everyone all the time.

Being around lots of people drains me, and alone time is essential to my well-being.

I'm quite a loner. I realized that I'm very introverted, and I get energy by being alone instead of being with other people.

I've been around so many people for so long that I take great delight in my own company.

I enjoy being out; I like being around people, but at a certain point in time, I kind of run out of charming, and I'm ready to go home, and I'm very comfortable alone.

I have to be me, which is, don't like a lot of crowds, don't like a lot of attention - kind of being by myself.

I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.

I think my comparison with Shane would be a loner. I always got the impression that she wasn't scared to be alone. She enjoys it. I can relate to that.

Solitude is un-American.

I'm calculating, self-sufficient, reserved, and I enjoy being alone.

I need, absolutely, to be alone.

I'm good at my own company.

I'm fiercely independent, but I'm also terrified of being alone.

I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.

People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.

There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I've got to see my friends 'cause I'm too content being by myself.

I'm very comfortable being at home and keeping my head down, really. It's nice being invited to night clubs and stuff, which is nice once in a while, but I prefer to kind of keep to myself.

People tend to think that because I need all this time on my own in the studio, that I need time on my own, period. And that's not really true.

When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.