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" But I quite like that the public has a very short attention span. If I haven't been on telly for a little bit, I can sense it. People don't take as much notice of you, it's really quite palpable. "

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

People

You

Attention

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Time

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Other

Always

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor

People

Hate

" 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? "

" I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand. "

" The fact that my mother was on television every week while I was young was occasionally awkward, and often frustrating. "

" 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. "

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Now

Say

" I don't want to sound like an old grandmother but actually it's quite nice when you get up early and then, by the time it gets to 10am, you're quite perky and already quite switched on. "

" I'm a little bit allergic to the whole brand thing to be honest but maybe it's just happening around me and I'm not really aware of it. "

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Honest

Brand

" You have to apply yourself because you'll never get a better opportunity than the one you have right now. Having said that, people know by now if they like me or not. I don't need to prove anything. "

" For every person that says I'm the new Audrey Hepburn, someone else says that I look like an alien. "

" 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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Everything

Clothes

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" Dance music is great, but it's not a time to be reflective or particularly wistful. "

" I'm a sucker for sad disco pop. "

" 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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" Not all my shoes are designer. 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. I'm attracted to things rather than labels. "

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Everything

Clothes

" It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text. "

" I tasted huge success with my first album, and when it's happening it feels like a roller coaster you can't get off. You should be very careful about wishing for success on that scale. "

" I try my hardest not to read reviews. "

" I think there's quite a lot of cowardice in music. I don't mind if it goes wrong, I just want to go for it. "