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I wish I could have hung out with Patti Smith in the seventies, and also have some crazy times.
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My fancy dress costume of choice is... something 1920s or 30s, when there was still so much elegance and attention to detail. An excuse for ultimate dressing-up indulgence.
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I'm obsessed with the countryside: woods, forests, fields, lakes, mountains. I'm really into folk music and folklore. But more so I'm into electronic music. I'm into bands that have both aspects, like Boards of Canada is a perfect example. You could listen to that type of music running through a woods. It's kind of what I wanted to achieve.
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I suffer panic attacks which has made me really conscious about my fitness and I have become addicted to jogging. It might sound odd but a lot of good has come out of it. My fans send letters saying they have taken up jogging because I do it.
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I believe that when you have fans, they invest in you not just as a singer but as a person as well. It's not enough to just have good songs and a good voice.
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I still don't know if I can write songs. I don't think anyone ever knows if they can write songs.
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It's so important to take vitamins. People always get ill on tour because of the close proximity in the bus with everyone.
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I think that one day I won't have any kind of... sort of, or it will be either way, I won't have to think about anything. But at the moment, god I think probably because of what I do and the nature of how it is, I'm all over the place all of the time.
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I guess I'm just quite observant and I pay attention to a lot of things. Human behavior really fascinates me.
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I want to be more like Pixie Lott. She works really hard but always manages to keep smiling. She never complains.
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We'll be raising our hands Shining up to the sky Cause we've got the fire fire fire And we gonna let it burn
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I feel more confident if my makeup looks good.
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I met Prince William at a musical festival and he let me know he was a fan of my music. But the invitation to sing at his wedding reception came completely out of the blue. The fact that Kate and William knew the words to my songs was very touching.
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If a hundred people want autographs, sometimes you have to say no because you've got to get up for a 4 A.M. flight or something. In that sense, it really pisses me off when people think you've become a diva. It's not becoming a diva, it's because of the situation, I think.
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Even when I'm in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do.
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I never remember having a plan. All I could think about was how I was going to afford to get into college or where I was going to stay because I hated being at home. I didn't really have time to think about anything in the future. I didn't think about a career or anything. I went to uni, got a couple of jobs, so I sort of funded it myself.
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There are so many things to think about when you make an album. Like, who am I trying to impress? Am I going to get respect, critical acclaim? Or am I going to sell lots of records?
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I don't think there was ever a moment when I was like, 'Yeah, I want to be a singer!' I guess it just happened. I performed a lot when I was younger and stuff, but I remember getting to the point where I thought I might have to get a normal job.
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I was quite a weird kid because I didn't like getting presents. I don't know why. I just went for books all the time.
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My mum was too busy raising four of us to encourage my hopes. But I'm glad I had the upbringing I did. It made me a worrier and a thoughtful, curious person.
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Bjork, I'd love to do something with her. I'd love to do some sort of crazy orchestral choir thing with her.
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America saw me as a projection of me that I always wanted. Thats why I love going to America so much. I feel like I started off in America exactly how I wanted to start everywhere.
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Men are wary of me because they know, by listening to my music, that a relationship with me will be quite deep.
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I've never wanted to be a star, I never wanted to be a famous person or anything like that, and I think my fans know that as well.
Ellie Goulding