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This Indie Rock Prince Is The Next King Of Pop · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. For the large part
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  Speaker 1: of this past decade, the psychedelic rock band Tame and
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  Speaker 1: Pollack couldn't have been further from mainstream pop. That said,
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  Speaker 1: the band, which is actually just one guy music genius
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  Speaker 1: Kevin Parker, is one of the biggest live music draws
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  Speaker 1: in the world, regularly selling out arenas, something newer rock
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  Speaker 1: band struggled to do in the current music climate. But
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  Speaker 1: Kevin's new goal will bring him squarely into the mainstream.
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  Speaker 1: He wants to write and produce huge hits for the
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  Speaker 1: biggest pop stars on Earth. He tells Billboard. That's the
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  Speaker 1: ultimate goal for me. It's the into the yang of
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  Speaker 1: psychedelic rock, writing a catchy, sugary pop song that's three
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  Speaker 1: minutes long. I want to be the next Max Martin.
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  Speaker 1: Kevin has already worked with God Goat, Kanye Travis Scott, Communicabayo,
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  Speaker 1: and has headed into the studio with Duelip in the
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  Speaker 1: near future, and it's ultimate goes to work with Beyonce
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  Speaker 1: and according to his pal Mark Ronson, Kevin will be
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  Speaker 1: the next Max Martin because he says he can play
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  Speaker 1: anything and playing incredibly well. He has killer melodic instincts
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  Speaker 1: and an impossibly cool aesthetic without ever trying to be cool.
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  Speaker 1: Kevin can do anything he wants from you, write it,