Natalie Imbruglia Quotes
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Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get performance anxiety, so when I'm on tour it can be hard to sleep.
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I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.
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I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo.
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Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.
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You feel this pressure that people will take you more seriously if you play guitar, but I've decided I'm a singer and that's enough.
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I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.
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There is no kind way to rip the skin off animals' backs. Anyone who wears any fur shares the blame for the torture and gruesome deaths of millions of animals each year.
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Isolation is a big part of songwriting.
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I think where men are credited for being strong, women are divas. I just think it's such a cop out.
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I am such a bad liar. I would like to lie, though.
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There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.
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The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album.
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It's good to have to put yourself in someone else's skin. It's all-consuming.
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My kitchen bench is covered with vitamins and protein powders. I go through phases when I'm sure I'm taking too many - but I don't get sick often.
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It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from.
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Since childhood I've always had a tendency to lean towards melancholy. My sisters suffer from it too, so maybe it's a genetic thing. But none of us has ever been on medication.
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I exercise three to four times a week, doing the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves toning and strengthening our small muscle groups.
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I'm a fan of homeopathy, acupuncture and spiritual healing. In Australia, this is not weird, but when I arrived in the U.K., everyone thought I was a freak.
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I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out there that I'm hoping my style has become a little more sophisticated.
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I seem to have very polite fans, not fanatical ones.
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When I'm passionate about something, I just get excited.
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Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?
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I've done a lot of partying in my time because I didn't want to go home and I didn't know what to do.
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Saving animals is as simple as choosing synthetic alternatives instead of real fur.