Lauren Mayberry Quotes
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There will never be a job that I do in this industry where I don't have to talk about being a woman. I will always be a female artist. People will put that in front whether you like it or not.
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Crushes start out as that teenage phenomenon, life-affirming and cute, but as you wander into adulthood, they seem to end up more painful, harrowing, and uncertain, especially if you have just come out of the relationship you thought would finally, maybe, maybe be the one that stuck.
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I guess I'm fortunate in that two things I always wanted to do, since I was 16, were play music and get into news media. I'm very lucky to have two things that can engage my brain at once.
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My dissertation was on the idea of feminine-themed women's magazines, so like how the ideal woman is put across by women's magazines.
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I did my dissertation on the idea of femininity and women's writing, so I spent eight months reading about how women are portrayed in the media in terms of images and tone of voice and what words are used.
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Obviously, when you're working at things, you all hope that people will relate to it.
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I discovered the idea of feminism when I watched the film '10 Things I Hate About You.' It's a classic.
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We were quickly labeled as an outspoken feminist band, which I'm totally fine with.
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I have a personal Twitter for band purposes, but I don't use social media a lot.
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I find it quite boring when you're listening to radio, and it's the same kind of voice that's on every song on the radio. You can't really tell a lot about that singer as a storyteller and about the singer from what they're singing.
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We all like to believe we are completely self-sufficient, but at the end of it all, we're all searching for a human connection, something to make it all feel a bit more worthwhile.
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If Radiohead made a video where Thom Yorke was featured more than the other members, nobody would say anything.
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Even in the early stages, you can tell who thinks you're an idiot singing songs someone else has written for you. We never wanted to be two producers and a girl who wears some shoes.
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Objectification, whatever its form, is not something anyone should have to 'just deal with.'
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If you give me half an hour on the Internet, I can hate myself completely by the end of that 30 minutes.
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The bands that we've found we have something in common with are bands like The National or Tegan And Sara, and I feel like that's because all three of us come from more alternative rock backgrounds.
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Moving from a first to a second album is an incredibly transitional time for any band because you never get to make one in a vacuum like you did with your debut.
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I like the idea of a record being more than one thing emotionally - human beings go through so many emotions in one day - and I like those things sitting next to each other.
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When people say stuff to us casually in reviews, if they write about it in a condescending way with really gendered language, that's not really about me. It used to hurt my feelings more than it does now. That's not about us as a band or me as a person. That's about how you feel about women, and that's a societal thing.
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I think looking at the front row of a Chvrches show is really diverse. It could be 50-year-old dudes who love Depeche Mode or teenagers or teenage girls and their dad.
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It's nice to squash people's expectations.
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I feel like I would need to investigate and get some local tips. I think if I've learned anything from being on tour, it's that sometimes things you see in the guidebooks are stereotypically the best things to do, but there's no substitute for local knowledge on that stuff.
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I never want to be the woman that's telling other women what to do.
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We were overwhelmed by how much the first album connected with people, but I wouldn't put us in the 'pop star' realm.