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" I had this thing about not giving too much of myself away, so I thought, if I sang lyrics, that's giving too much away. You know, I really didn't want to give myself away. "

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" I think it's a bit of a myth that if you can read music you can write music. It doesn't work like that. "

" Any abuse of animals is the same as abuse of men, women, or children. "

" I think a lot of singers are shy people. I suppose singing on stage is not like talking; you are not as exposed. "

" I live on the edge of Bath. It's really lovely, but its very loveliness freaks me out a bit. It's peaceful, a great antidote to the craziness of being on tour, but sometimes I feel as though I've retired. "

" The two have to go hand in hand - the atmosphere and the music. I actually get rather worried if I can't see the music first. There always needs to be a mood, a feeling, a story, even if it is abstract. There's got to be a narrative to guide things before they're even created. "

" I love escaping into film, because everyday life I find quite troublesome. So any excuse to go into a cinema and say goodbye to the world for a couple of hours, or in a book or whatever, is great. "

" I try to read as much as I can - all the time, really. And I absolutely love going to the cinema, especially during the day. "

" There's not that much English folk music that is really that appealing. "

" I think my cat is adorable, and I probably give it too much fresh chicken. Maybe if I had a child, I'd be giving the chicken to the child. "

" I find shopping too stressful. I get hot and flustered and irritated and feel sick after I've bought something. "

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" Anything is food for starting a song. A song can start with a lyric idea or a melody or just a sound that inspires. "

" You've got to go with what feels instinctive and true to your heart, and filter out all of the other stuff. "

Alison Goldfrapp

True

Got

" I carry my own food around on tour; I permanently have carrier bags full of cereal and bananas. "

" I love entering the bowels of the cinema and immersing myself in another world. "

" I'd like a telescope, but I probably wouldn't look at the stars that often. I'd definitely be looking into people's flats most of the time. "

Alison Goldfrapp

Time

Stars

" I was clear that I wanted to do music and I wanted to write songs. But I wasn't clear about how I was going to make that happen. I wrote loads of songs but didn't want to show them to anyone. "

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Stage

Just Because

" An album, for me, is not just a commercial product. It's about presenting a world to people, for them to explore and enjoy. How they do that is up to them. "

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People

" I have a cat. When I was younger, I had a guinea pig. "

" I have strange blood sugar levels. I get very odd if I don't eat. I either want to hit someone, cry, or fall asleep. "

" It's so hard to pick a 'single.' I always want it to be whatever my favorite tune is, but often the record company and the person whose job it is to take it to radio have different ideas. "

" My dad used to ignore me when I was a kid. He couldn't stand my voice, so he just used to ignore me, and then he'd impersonate me. "

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