Steve Lacy is into Paramore, Vampire Weekend and Weezer, 'FYI'

Steve Lacy has revealed some of his early influences in a new interview.

Speaking with The Guardian, Lacy opened up about his love for rock and indie artists such as Paramore, Weezer, Vampire Weekend, Mac DeMarco and Dirty Projectors.

Lacy’s music is a reflection of his eclectic influences, as he explained: “When I make music, I take a small piece of everything that I love – I’ll take certain melodic approaches from Prince, but I’ll play it as if someone else was mimicking Prince, like if Jimi Hendrix tried to be Prince. But I like to mix different approaches together. It happens naturally. I’m never doing it all purposely. It’s just inside of me.”