Oliver Sim Quotes
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My own personal goal is I just hope to still write songs and kind of let that sustain me as a job. If I could never have a 9-to-5 job, and making a living doing this, it'd just be incredible.
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I can see myself always writing songs - but I'm not sure if I'll always want to perform.
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I don't know what I was expecting or what I was dreaming about the xx accomplishing.
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The darkness of clubs makes me feel much more secure, and you can hide behind smoke and lights.
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I was just making music in my bedroom. I never wanted to be onstage.
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You see bands putting ads in the paper: 'drummer wanted'. I could never be in a set-up like that.
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As cliched as it sounds, I'm taking every day as it comes.
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'Coexist' was tough to make.
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I can't even imagine how it must be to be a solo artist playing with session musicians.
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I've never felt any huge intrusions into my personal life.
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Normally, I don't like explaining songs. I don't want to kill anyone's interpretation or the story they want to make for themselves.
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I don't think it's good for people to know too much about you. With my favourite bands, I don't want to have the inside track on every single aspect of their personal lives.
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Beyonce is very special. I think the super-pop thing that supposedly died with Michael Jackson is still there with her.
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Not to flatter myself, but I know that you can influence people's opinion as a musician, and I don't want to.
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Romy and I, we're learning how to share the xx with people who aren't in the xx.
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I believe with a lot of support shows, people are very much there to see the headliner. You don't necessarily have their full attention, and some of what we do requires a lot of silence.
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When you write songs for your best friends and maybe two other people to hear, and then realize that a million other people are going to hear them, it can be a bit worrying. You get concerned about what you might reveal.
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In the studio, there's no tiptoeing. As opposed to big, blow-out arguments, there are just lots of little solutions.
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When I finished school, I didn't continue to go to university, because I decided I wanted to do music.
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The xx do not condone guns!
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It's a lot easier to play in front of quite a lot of strangers than a couple of your friends just because when it's someone that really knows you, it's much more scary.
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I feel more confident and like I have more to say. I feel like I'm working more than ever, not just from fantasy, but actual experience. I'm an adult now - I actually have experience.
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I was living with my dad, and I loved it. But I could totally imagine that if I didn't move out quickly, I would end up staying there well into my 30s.
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The day that you walk out in front of 30,000 people and don't get nervous is probably the day to give it up. It's inspiring to be a little terrified.