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" Rat Records in Camberwell is where most of my record collection has come from. It's like someone with my exact taste in music has handed them all their old vinyl. "

Romy Madley Croft

Taste

Vinyl

Music

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My Own

I Can

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" Always treat people the way you would like to be treated. My mum told me that, and it often comes into my mind. "

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You

" I grew up in Wandsworth and was constantly on public transport, as there wasn't much going on around there. "

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Grew

Going

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Romy Madley Croft

Sister

" My mum died when I was 11. "

Romy Madley Croft

Died

Mum

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" The lyrics - everything I sing, I've written. "

" There's a place in Dalston, in England, called LNCC, where you have to make an appointment in order to shop. "

" I sometimes get asked, 'What's it like, being spotted?', but the truth is I don't, ever. I love that I can walk around, being private. "

" At a festival like Coachella, you're not necessarily playing for your fans. You're playing to some, but there is also a lot of people that have maybe heard one of your songs, but aren't quite fans yet, so you feel like you have something to prove. "

Romy Madley Croft

You

People

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" As a fan of pop music myself, I hate discovering that a favourite track has a completely different meaning from the one I thought. "

" I'm happy - despite things that might have happened in my life. "

" My friends call me an owl. Apparently, it's a combination of being wise and having big eyes. "

Romy Madley Croft

Owl

Wise