Karen O
Birthday: 22 November 1978, South Korea
Birth Name: Karen Lee Orzolek
Height: 168 cm
Karen O was born on November 22, 1978 in South Korea as Karen Lee Orzolek. She has been married to Barnaby Clay since December 2011. They have one child.
I was just totally taken by Michael Jackson when I was a little kid, like everyone else.
I was just totally taken by Michael Jackson when I was a little kid, like everyone else.
I was a complete outsider in high school.
I was a complete outsider in high school.
I'm not a 21-year-old angsty self-destructive rapscallion anymore.
I'm not a 21-year-old angsty self-destructive rapscallion anymore.
You have to open up on stage.
You have to open up on stage.
Well, Freddie Mercury is a really huge rock star in my head. I've always thought he was just so toug Show more
Well, Freddie Mercury is a really huge rock star in my head. I've always thought he was just so tough and such an amazing entertainer, really a contradiction in many ways as well. So he was incredible. Hide
Being on the road with rock, it's pretty much 90 percent guys.
Being on the road with rock, it's pretty much 90 percent guys.
Sophomore records are historically really difficult.
Sophomore records are historically really difficult.
Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.
Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.
I plead total ignorance to Led Zeppelin. I am totally in the dark about them.
I plead total ignorance to Led Zeppelin. I am totally in the dark about them.
Working pretty much nonstop as an artist, the hardest thing is to know what to do with yourself when Show more
Working pretty much nonstop as an artist, the hardest thing is to know what to do with yourself when you have some time off. You struggle with yourself to take a vacation. Hide
I love bass, I really do. Bass is ace!
I love bass, I really do. Bass is ace!
I feel like there's a hunger in the culture now for the live experience maybe as a counterpoint to t Show more
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. Hide
My onstage persona really is a persona, you know, and really the moment I step onstage, it kind of k Show more
My onstage persona really is a persona, you know, and really the moment I step onstage, it kind of kicks into gear. Hide
I'm in the camp that needs to discover and take risks, sometimes it's with the promise of something Show more
I'm in the camp that needs to discover and take risks, sometimes it's with the promise of something special and new, sometimes it's to stay awake, either way it's much more stressful with all the uncertainty but worth the pain in the end. Hide
I feel like every five to seven years I really need to put myself in this position of discomfort and Show more
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. Hide
I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.
I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.
For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
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