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" Life's too short to be shoehorned into a box that isn't for you. "
Lauren Mayberry
Box
Life
Short
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" Nothing gets my hackles up like being told I can't do something. "
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" I like the idea of a record being more than one thing emotionally - human beings go through so many emotions in one day - and I like those things sitting next to each other. "
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Sitting
One Day
" I operate a pretty strict muting and blocking policy on Twitter. "
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" If we just stand at two opposite ends of the spectrum screaming in each other's face, we're never gonna get anything done. I don't agree with a Trump voter, but why do they feel like that? Yes, some of those people are racist and have hateful opinions, but some of those people voted for him because they felt completely left behind. "
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Why
Face
Feel
" Obviously, when you're working at things, you all hope that people will relate to it. "
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Working
Things
People
" When people say, 'Stay in your lane; you're a musician, so you should only talk about music,' what do you think songs are written about? I connect with music because what somebody has said has resonated with me in one way or another. "
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Me
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You
" Even in the early stages, you can tell who thinks you're an idiot singing songs someone else has written for you. We never wanted to be two producers and a girl who wears some shoes. "
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Early
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" We're in entertainment. We're supposed to be making music that communicates with people, but ultimately, it's supposed to be something that people can enjoy. Sometimes you just want to escape for an hour and a half. "
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Want
You
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" I am in a band that was born on the Internet. "
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Am
Internet
I Am
" The music industry isn't unionised in the same way Hollywood is. If I've got a problem, who do I go to? "
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Problem
Music
Hollywood
" Some of the most powerful female performers I've seen balance the feminine and the masculine and are incredibly strong. Like, I think Hayley Williams is one of the best rock performers. "
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Best
Think
Strong
" First time we played in New York was in 2013. It was all very eye-opening. A very bright lights, big-city sort of vibe, and we played the Mercury Lounge. "
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New
Lights
Time
" A relationship can be deeply damaging without anyone leaving marks on you. So many people - especially young women - end up trying to maintain those emotionally abusive relationships because we don't think it's that bad and that we are really some of the lucky ones because we haven't experienced 'real' abuse. "
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Relationship
Women
Think
" One guy came to a show and was like, 'You're going to be huge. I can see it in my mind's eye. We could make you the next Pixie Lott.' I did an internal scream and ran away. "
Lauren Mayberry
Show
You
I Can
" I'm not in the business of telling people 'DIY or die,' but I do think it's important to be as hands-on with what you're doing as possible. "
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You
Think
Business
" Japan has always been a really special place for Chvrches. "
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Been
Special
Place
" We should all be able to have faith that our governments are working in our best interests - and if they aren't, then they should be challenged and held to account. "
Lauren Mayberry
Best
Faith
Working
" When people say stuff to us casually in reviews, if they write about it in a condescending way with really gendered language, that's not really about me. It used to hurt my feelings more than it does now. That's not about us as a band or me as a person. That's about how you feel about women, and that's a societal thing. "
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People
Hurt
Language
" If Radiohead made a video where Thom Yorke was featured more than the other members, nobody would say anything. "
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Say
Anything
Made
" The bands that we've found we have something in common with are bands like The National or Tegan And Sara, and I feel like that's because all three of us come from more alternative rock backgrounds. "
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Rock
Three
Us
" I don't want to write the same song over and over again. "
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Same
Again
Song
" Some musicians don't have strong opinions, or they deliberately don't have strong opinions because they want to try and sell as many records as possible. "
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Want
Musicians
Opinions
" I worked in a lot of cinemas when I was at college, and I'm a movie dork, and it's a nice thing to do while you're on tour. Everything is different a lot of the time - you're never in the same place - but I like going to the cinema because it feels like no matter where you are, the experience is really the same. "
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Experience
College
Time
" To me, it is not necessarily you responding that trolls want: they want to scare, they want to intimidate, and they want to silence people - so ignoring it doesn't make a difference. "
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Silence
People
Me
" There will never be a job that I do in this industry where I don't have to talk about being a woman. I will always be a female artist. People will put that in front whether you like it or not. "
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Artist
Job
Talk
" I think looking at the front row of a Chvrches show is really diverse. It could be 50-year-old dudes who love Depeche Mode or teenagers or teenage girls and their dad. "
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Looking
Love
Show
" I've always worked in cinemas or cafes to make money because it turns out freelance journalism is quite hard to get into. "
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Always
Hard
Journalism
" Pretty much everybody we know in Glasgow who's in a band has another job. All of us have worked in bars, cafes, or cinemas. It means you can afford to do the thing you love. "
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Job
Band
You
" I wouldn't want to do a solo project. "
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