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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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 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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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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There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.
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I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.
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I am such a bad liar. I would like to lie, though.
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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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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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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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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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It's good to have to put yourself in someone else's skin. It's all-consuming.
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Isolation is a big part of songwriting.
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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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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 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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Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?
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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 like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world.
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Saving animals is as simple as choosing synthetic alternatives instead of real fur.
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I seem to have very polite fans, not fanatical ones.
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I like the idea of growing old gracefully and full of wrinkles... like Audrey Hepburn.