“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.” FirstsChildrenMomentsTogetherSoundVoiceChurchSingingTouchingComing TogetherSinging In Church Author:Florence Welch
“I got to live out my 11-year-old fantasies - I got to go on stage with Green Day. Billie Joe called my name from the stage. 'Dookie' was the first album I ever bought. I covered the whole of 'Nimrod' and he'd heard it. That was like the 11-year-old girl dreamed.” YearsFirstsWholeGirlNamesFantasyHeardStageGoes OnGreenAlbumsCovered Author:Florence Welch
“I made music with my friend, who we called Isabella Machine to which I was Florence Robot. When I was about an hour away from my first gig, I still didn't have a name, so I thought 'Okay, I'll be Florence Robot/Isa Machine', before realising that name was so long it'd drive me mad.” FirstsLongMadeStillsNamesHoursMy FriendsOkayMachinesMadRealisingRobotsGigsFlorence Author:Florence Welch
“My visual landscape as a child was the inside of a lot of these old churches. And the Baroque drama of the things was what I was first engaging with artwise. I'm much more attracted to the aesthetic of religious iconography than the actual religious side. The passion and the blood and the violence and the gaudy side of it I find really fascinating.” FirstsChildrenPassionSidesChurchReligiousViolenceBloodDramaLandscapeVisualsFascinatingAestheticEngagingBaroqueGaudyIconographyOld Churches Author:Florence Welch
“The first album, for better or for worse, was done over from the ages of 17-22, with a couple of different producers. Some of it was recorded in an old swimming pool, some of it was recorded in a synagogue - it kind of was all over the place.” FirstsKindDifferentDoneAgeCoupleAlbumsProducersSwimmingPoolSwimming PoolSynagogue Author:Florence Welch
“When I first started, especially because I got the Critics' Choice before I'd released an album, there was a lot of scrutiny on what my character was, what my background was, what colour my hair was. I fought quite hard for the music to overtake the personality aspect.” FirstsHardCharacterChoicesHairPersonalityAspectCriticsAlbumsBackgroundsColourScrutiny Author:Florence Welch
“The release of 'Lungs' was so hard. It was terrifying, because it was the first time doing everything. The first experiences of media exposure were almost paralysing. I spent a lot of time crying on the floor of the studio - it sent me a bit mad.” FirstsHardBitsMediaCryFirst TimeMadStudiosReleaseLungsExposure Author:Florence Welch
