Comedy is a very big part of the English culture, the sense of humor; it’s a very dominant trait.
KATE BUSHIf ever there’s been somebody to hold as an icon of sheer determination and willpower, it’s that guy [Stephen Hawking ], let alone any of the things he’s done scientifically. I’m sure that’s his driving force, but he’s a miracle and an aspiration.
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I think snow is so evocative and has such a powerful atmosphere.
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I spend a lot of my time looking at blue, The colour of my room and my mood.
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I don’t think it’s a very nice idea [making biopic] at all. I don’t think my life is that interesting.
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Every old sock meets an old shoe
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A few times, I’ve thought about doing them again, but it’s just kind of never happened. I’ve just sort of gone the path of becoming a recording artist I guess.
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It’s not that I don’t like American pop; I’m a huge admirer of it, but I think my roots came from a very English and Irish base. Is it all sort of totally non-American sounding.
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Irish folk is probably the biggest influence musically that I’ve ever had. My mother’s Irish. And when I was very young, both my brothers were very into traditional music, English and Irish. They were always playing music, so I was always brought up with it.
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We have a female prime minister [Theresa May] here in the UK. I actually really like her and think she’s wonderful. I think it’s the best thing that’s happened to us in a long time.
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You have to try and embrace it all and everyone who represents that change because it is happening.
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You’re never really happy. I’m certainly not. That’s a good thing. It means you’re always striving to do better. You hope the next piece will be better.
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My first Top of the Pops I didn’t want to do. I was terrified. I’d never done television before. Seeing the video afterwards was like watching myself die.
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I have intentions as a writer, but people – when they’re listening to a track – will take from it what they interpret.
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School was a very cruel environment and I was a loner. But I learnt to get hurt and I learnt to cope with it.
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I think that music is something that surpasses trends, fashions; music is something much deeper.
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The great thing about art on any level is that it can speak to all people if it’s achieved properly.
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