Even when I’m in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do.
ELLIE GOULDINGI guess I’m just quite observant and I pay attention to a lot of things. Human behavior really fascinates me.
More Ellie Goulding Quotes
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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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Because I’ve always been a runner I love to feel that my body is shining on the inside. I wear baggy clothes, so it’s not as though I like showing it off. I just like to know I’m great on the inside.
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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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It took time to really build myself a reputation as a good live performer, a musician and an artist.
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I could always sing, from a really young age, but my voice was really weird. I used to make my mum turn up the radio every day in our house. She was well into music so I got that from her.
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My favourite people to follow on Twitter are… my fans. They make me laugh so much and keep me smiling.
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I believe in the moment of things and fate and things happening for a reason, so I write things down and I trust it.
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I’ve just become quite fixated on the idea of calmness and peacefulness somewhere, someday.
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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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My fans are so funny, they make me laugh so much. I’ve got some really, really, funny, clever fans.
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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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I think hype is a good thing. You need it and it’ll teach you valuable things and you’ll grow stronger, which is what I’ve done.
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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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By the time I got writing ‘Halcyon,’ I was on a roll, and I realized I had so much to write about, I realized I had so much built up inside that I couldn’t really alleviate before, and then all of a sudden it was like reservoir burst.
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What people don’t understand is that how you are as an artist depends on how you are emotionally.
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