Florence Welch Quotes
Top 69 wise famous quotes and sayings by Florence Welch
Florence Welch Famous Quotes & Sayings
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I've been thinking about songwriting more in terms of playing it live, and how it will sound as a band.
I try to write lyrics so that they won't age, which sort of leaves you with the big subjects like death and love and sex and violence.
When making the first album, I think I wrote a song about every six months. The first album was so much about the vocals carrying it.
I've always been able to just concoct a melody quite easily - it's just kind of instinct, really. You've got to channel your subconscious.
The stage is the place I feel comfortable - it's almost as if real life is where I feel most nervous. Conversations are a lot more nerve-wracking.
Touring, and being in a band, it's almost like the other stuff, the other parts of life, get put on hold.
It's good to be vulnerable in amongst the grandeur; you shouldn't lose that sense of intimacy and vulnerability with people.
I get in fights with my sister all the time. She comes on the road with me and we fight - like sisters do.
It's very flattering when you look into the crowd and people have made an effort and dressed in your style.
I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside of myself.
I'd experimented with so many different types of music. I had these folky songs I'd written and recorded, but something wasn't quite right.
I spent my 16th birthday high as a kite, jumping out of a tree topless in my local park just because it felt amazing hitting the ground.
On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose.
What I really like seeing from the stage is people having their own moments, when people are doing some performance of their own.
I feel a responsibility to the fans who have paid to see me and I want to give as good a show as I possibly can.
Sometimes I find that music is so much more attractive than love. I don't know ... It's like some kind of euphoria, that love can't bring to you.
If you see a river running smoothly, it's because someone has drowned in it, and if it's raging, it means that it's still got bloodlust.
I'm down to bleach my eyebrows again. I tell you what, though - that didn't go down well with my boyfriend. Girls love it. Guys, not so into it.
You know, people always ask, 'What are you like offstage?' And I always say, 'Well, I'm completely normal and mellow.'
I think I just have a problem generally in life of wanting more of everything - more emotion, more drama, more glitz.
I love that sense of release as you throw yourself into the crowd as hundreds of arms are carrying you.
The only music I was listening to for ages was old soul. So I wasn't listening to a lot of new music - especially indie music.
Going to parties usually makes me feel depressed, just because I have such social fear after meeting people.
When you play, it's like you know that there are people out there who are hearing it for the first time, and I think that's really important.
I can't just have one painting - I need to cover the wall in paintings. It's the same with my music. I want to mix everything together to create more.
I've got my ideal job. I like to sing, I like to dance, I like to bang drums and dress up, and someone pays me - it's incredible.
I think I've always looked older than I am. I hope that's going to work in my favor when I get older.
Maybe in music you're making an auditory environment and maybe you change your environment around you to suit your own way.
The stage is a place where I can be wholly myself. Even though you're in front of people almost to be judged, it is a place without judgement.
Hands up if you're ready to do something you'll regret this weekend. Go forth! You have my blessing.