Australian musician Kevin Parker is the lead singer and songwriter of the psychedelic rock band Tame Impala. He contributed to the spectrum of the Perth music scene and has become one of the notable performers who tunes the instruments like guitars, effect pedals, amplifiers, and psychedelic sound riffs.
Getting inspiration from the British pioneers like Pink Floyd and American rock band The Doors, Kevin’s band Tame Impala has released three albums Innerspeaker (2010); Lonerism (2012); and Currents (2015) and has rocked the stage on various national as well as international tours.
Wiki- Family, Height, & Hair
Born as Kevin Richard Parker on 20 January 1986, Kevin’s hometown is in Sydney, Australia. The musician spent his fruitful time in Perth with his family. Talking about his parents, his father Jerry hails from Zimbabwe, while his mother Rosalind is from South Africa. When Kevin was of age three, his parents got separated.
He has an older brother named Stuart Parker, half-brother, Stephen, and a step-sister, Helen, from his mother’s second marriage.
The Tame Impala psychedelic band member, Kevin has a tall height of 1.83 m (6 feet), and his weight is around 73 kg. His ethnicity is mixed (Zimbabwean, South African) and holds Australian nationality. Kevin, whose signature hairstyle resembles of the Jesus Christ, possesses dark brown hair color.
Married High School Girlfriend; Wife And More!
Kevin is married to his high school crush, Sophie Lawrence, who is working for an advertising firm at Perth. The couple tied a knot on 9 February 2019 in a low-key marriage ceremony on a vineyard in Western Australia. The wedding reception was supposed to be secret, but the guests flaunted the moment of weddings on their Instagram.
In his big day, where almost 175 guests were in attendance, Kevin ordered 150 burgers from McDonald’s. Star-studded celebrity like Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson were also invited but, they couldn’t attend due to thier Grammy reception.
Shortly after their marriage, Kevin and his wife Sophie, who is one of the founders of Denada Co, went on vacation to Japan and visited Mt. Fuji in March 2019.
Sophie is his long-time girlfriend, and the twosome has been together since 2014. Kevin has a minimal ‘S’ tattooed on his forearm in honor of Sophie, whereas, she has a matching ‘K’ tattooed on her arm.
Before Sophie, the psychedelic rock musician was dating Juliana Melody Prochet in 2012. However, he and his French singer-songwriter ex-girlfriend could not savor their relationship and had a split the same year.
Net Worth
Australian musician Kevin has been relishing the prominent part of the net worth as the lead singer and songwriter of the psychedelic rock band Tame Impala. As per the records of au.indeed.com, the musician in Australia earns the average salary of $70,928 per year. Although he might be earning above-average payrolls, the psychedelic rock star barely made any profits from his international record sales, according to his 2015 Reddit AmA session.
Moreover, in November 2018, Kevin lost his studio gear worth of $40 thousand during the California deadliest wildfire. In the devastating inferno that killed 98 civilians and six firefighters, the musician escaped taking only his Hofner guitar and laptop, leaving his music equipment behind. He was renting in the Malibu Hills when the fire made its way through the hills.