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.
ELLIE GOULDINGI feel like my figure is a challenge because I’m quite flat chested but I’ve got a booty so I’ve got to look for the right things.
More Ellie Goulding Quotes
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I definitely write about a lot of dreamy, surreal stuff. I do end up going to a surreal world with my music, but I also like the idea of there being really real stuff as well.
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I love pink – pink’s my favourite. I hardly ever – weirdly – wear it, but I love the colour pink.
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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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Not much shocked me. You know, I worked in a home for Alzheimer’s patients and my dad used to be really into murders and stuff, so I saw dead bodies. It desensitised me to a lot of things.
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Now, if some panic hits me, you have to sort of be friends with your body, it’s like your body will work against you.
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I love prints of skulls and bones and have some taxidermy – a crow and a rabbit – to remind me of home. I like art and have a big portrait of Bjork.
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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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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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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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The nature of how we are as human beings is that we’re much more interested in being critical rather than praising something.
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I would never create an image for myself; I’m not that clever.
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When you reach a point of no return with someone and you feel there’s going to be no reconciliation, you have to disconnect. I can’t allow myself to be emotionally connected with people like that again, it’s too damaging.
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Something funny always happens in every show in the UK and I genuinely love touring the UK because it’s where I’m from. I just get a warm feeling when I’m home.
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The only really safe thing to do is to write a diary of where you’ve been, what time you went to bed, what you ate. If I wrote honestly about everything I think it’d be a disaster. It would cause a lot of trouble.
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I want to be safe in the knowledge that I can tour and play festivals for a long time. The main thing is that I want a good reputation as a live performer. If I have that, I’d be so happy.
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