Lauren Mayberry Quotes
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If there's a strong melodic thing somewhere, whether that's in a vocal or in a guitar part or a sample. Something that sticks in your brain, that seems to be something that works.
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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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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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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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Obviously, when you're working at things, you all hope that people will relate to it.
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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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I have a personal Twitter for band purposes, but I don't use social media a lot.
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We were quickly labeled as an outspoken feminist band, which I'm totally fine with.
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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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Objectification, whatever its form, is not something anyone should have to 'just deal with.'
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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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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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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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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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It's nice to squash people's expectations.
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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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We were overwhelmed by how much the first album connected with people, but I wouldn't put us in the 'pop star' realm.
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Some musicians don't have strong opinions, or they deliberately don't have strong opinions because they want to try and sell as many records as possible.
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I've never been able to write narrative as a character, really. Jenny Lewis, I love her stuff, I love that she can weave these American Gothic fairytales. I feel like I sound inauthentic when I do that, so I tend to write from a personal standpoint.
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I never want to be the woman that's telling other women what to do.
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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.