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" I'm someone who has always been quite clear about what I like. In the studio, I'm not a control freak but I know what I want. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Always
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Know
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" My parents separated when I was four. It wasn't the smoothest of divorces, but then as my mother always says, you can't have a passionate marriage without a passionate divorce. "
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" Come rain or shine I walk short distances rather than taking my car. "
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" I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular. "
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" When I first started out, I got criticism for the way I looked. I think, now, it's a good thing because, why would you want to look like everyone else? "
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" I used to be hung up on my figure, but it's a waste of time. I don't believe in diets. Have four pints one night, be healthy the next. "
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" In real life, I'm not super-posh but if that's the stereotype, I really don't care. It could be worse. "
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" Writing songs about fancying people in dance clubs is all very well but it's not the be-all and end-all. There are other topics. "
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" I'm too frightened of confrontation, so I will always tip - even if the service has been really shoddy. "
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" I'm a sucker for sad disco pop. "
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" Now when I say Sophie Ellis-Bextor I feel that's not really me because that's become this entity from doing the gigs and the shows and the make-up contracts and whatever else. "
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" Getting up to dance to your own stuff looks pretty pretentious. And leaving the dancefloor when it comes on is just awkward. "
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" The fact that my mother was on television every week while I was young was occasionally awkward, and often frustrating. "
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" You should make an effort on stage because it's a performance. The stage should be glittery and camp, but I don't go down the shops in full stage gear. "
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" I really love being in London at weekends - there's always so much to do. "
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" In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I like it, it doesn't matter if it cost £200 or £2. "
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" That's part of the reason I called the album 'Shoot From The Hip.' I did feel it was time to open up more. "
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