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 GOULDINGMy 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.
More Ellie Goulding Quotes
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I would never create an image for myself; I’m not that clever.
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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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I feel quite proud to be an ambassador for women who realize that being fit is better than being skinny.
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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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I’ve just become quite fixated on the idea of calmness and peacefulness somewhere, someday.
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Apparently I’m introspective, levelheaded, but at the same time, absolutely insane.
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I 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.
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I’d call what I do pop music, but it’s folky and electronic and it doesn’t really sound like much else.
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I’m never happy with my face, my hair, I haven’t really got any boobs and I’m not really that tall.
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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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How long will I love you? As long as stars are above you, And longer if I may.
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You should constantly write because your writing is always evolving and progressing. It’s really important to start writing young.
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I feel like my songs are very relevant and very meaningful, but I literally have to get rid of the nostalgia for shows because I would just be mess on-stage otherwise.
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The smallest changes, like I stopped eating meat and I’ve been doing different kinds of exercise like Yoga and stuff like that, little changes have made me feel a bit more at peace I think.
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I think I’d like to be best friends with Björk, because I’d like to pick her brain a lot all the time and just have weird times together.
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