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Ellie Goulding is a British singer-songwriter known for her unique voice and diverse musical style. Born on December 30, 1986, she gained international fame with the release of her debut album 'Lights' in 2009. Her music blends elements of electronic, pop, and indie rock, winning the hearts of fans worldwide.

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“The only really safe thing to do is to write a diary of where you've been, what time you went to bed, what you ate. If I wrote honestly about everything I think it'd be a disaster. It would cause a lot of trouble.”

Ifs Thinking Writing Causes Trouble Bed Safe Honestly Disaster Things To Do Diaries

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“Even when I'm in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do.”

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“I still don't know if I can write songs. I don't think anyone ever knows if they can write songs.”

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“I think hype is a good thing. You need it and it'll teach you valuable things and you'll grow stronger, which is what I've done.”

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“Ever since I've been young I've been fascinated by the human body. I've written songs about it, but you can become quite morbid if you think about it too much - paranoid and a hypochondriac.”

Ifs Thinking Humans Body Young Song Too Much Written Fascinated Human Body Paranoid Morbid Hypochondriac

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“Cover versions, that's my forte, that's all I ever used to do. When you play your own songs, it's quite scary, 'cause I'm quite honest and open, they can be very revealing. But covers, I don't have to think about, just get me up there!”

Thinking Play Used Song Causes Honest Scary Versions Revealing Forte

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“Gwen Stefani has amazing style. I used to really love Courtney Love, and anything she wore I loved. Or Chloe Sevigny, because I really love that sort of classic look, and I like being girly and flowery, and wearing little D&G dresses. I wear hats a lot, too. I think it goes back to when I was a bit grungy and was a skater girl for a bit.”

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“I don't think there was ever a moment when I was like, 'Yeah, I want to be a singer!' I guess it just happened. I performed a lot when I was younger and stuff, but I remember getting to the point where I thought I might have to get a normal job.”

Thinking Want Moments Might Jobs Remember Stuff Happened Normal Yeah Singers

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“I got a random tattoo the other day. It's a red triangle, which makes everyone think I'm arty, which I'm not. I used to draw red triangles all the time. It must mean something - maybe I don't know it yet. But I'll figure it out.”

Thinking Knows Mean Used Figures Draws Red Tattoo Triangles

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“I hadn't even released my first proper single when I started to feel the strain of attention. But I don't believe that it was the attention that was giving me panic attacks. I think it was everything in my life colliding at the same time. It really did get to a serious point where I couldn't even walk down the street without getting the pain.”

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“I start really missing London when I go away. I have a little flat, but very central. I live above a pub and you'd think it'd be a nightmare, but I like hearing the music and it's quite comforting.”

Thinking Littles Missing Hearing London Nightmare Flats Going Away Comforting Pubs

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“I think all the covers I do have nice sentiments, particularly 'Your Song.' People write me very sweet messages about that song, though I'm sure there are people out there saying that I've ruined it too!”

People Thinking Writing Song Nice Sweet Messages Sentiments Ruined Very Sweet

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“I wrote 'Lights' a long, long time ago. And I expected it to be on the album, because it was - I wrote it with 'Biff' Stannard. And he wrote every single Spice Girls song and every single pop song of the 90s, basically. So I thought, you know, I was really lucky to work with him, but I didn't think it would be a big song for some reason.”

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“If a hundred people want autographs, sometimes you have to say no because you've got to get up for a 4 A.M. flight or something. In that sense, it really pisses me off when people think you've become a diva. It's not becoming a diva, it's because of the situation, I think.”

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“There are so many things to think about when you make an album. Like, who am I trying to impress? Am I going to get respect, critical acclaim? Or am I going to sell lots of records?”

Thinking Trying Records Sells Albums Critical Impress Acclaim

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“Two things I'm obsessed with are the countryside and fields and being in the open space and body parts, so you'll hear me mentioning body parts and human anatomy. I've listened to my songs and I think I am quite visual and I talk about bones and flesh a lot.”

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“The smallest changes, like I stopped eating meat and I've been doing different kinds of exercise like Yoga and stuff like that, little changes have made me feel a bit more at peace I think.”

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“I think, it is a challenge to get critics or whoever to see past what you wear and makeup and the way you look and just concentrate on the music.”

Thinking Way Looks Past Challenges Critics Makeup

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“I'd just like to think that there's some kind of underworld where whoever's been lost at sea is there... I dunno, there probably isn't, but I'd like to believe there is.”

Thinking Believe Kind Lost Sea Underworld Lost At Sea

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“I feel like sometimes I'm so positive and sometimes I think the worst of everything or I think the worst is going to happen. It's how I deal with stuff day-to-day, it's just how I get by really, and it's probably not the best way to be.”

Thinking Way Feels Sometimes Happens Stuff Deals Worst Best Way Day To Day

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“I think that one day I won't have any kind of... sort of, or it will be either way, I won't have to think about anything. But at the moment, god I think probably because of what I do and the nature of how it is, I'm all over the place all of the time.”

Thinking Way Kind Moments One Day

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“I've never wanted to be a star, I never wanted to be a famous person or anything like that, and I think my fans know that as well.”

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“I kind of just want to get to know people and I have a genuine interest in people that listen to my music. I've just always felt like that. I think it's from the days of playing guitar to a few people and being very conversational and very intimate and I've always wanted to keep that vibe.”

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“I think I'd like to be best friends with Björk, because I'd like to pick her brain a lot all the time and just have weird times together.”

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“I'm genuinely peaceful and positive. I feel more grounded and connected with everything - friends, family. And I think I've changed the way I deal with stuff recently; I'm trying to think of everything in a more positive way because if something gets me down, it'll really gets me down. The thing I wish I could do more of is train. It's the one thing I do that doesn't require any emotion.”

Thinking Trying Wish Emotion Changed Train Peaceful Family Friends

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“I never remember having a plan. All I could think about was how I was going to afford to get into college or where I was going to stay because I hated being at home. I didn't really have time to think about anything in the future. I didn't think about a career or anything. I went to uni, got a couple of jobs, so I sort of funded it myself.”

Thinking Home Jobs Remember Careers Plans College Couple Hated Time To Think

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About the Author

Born: December 30, 1986
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 136

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