“When you're dressed up as David Bowie, with your eyebrows completely bleached, and you're doing this kind of strange dance with Paul McCartney while singing "Rebel Rebel" in the middle of the Met ball, and Madonna's looking at you . . . I was just thinking, It's become a bit weird.” ThinkingKindBitsMiddleStrangeMetsSingingBallsRebelEyebrowsDressed UpBowie Author:Florence Welch
“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.” KindAbleInstinctMelodySubconscious Author:Florence Welch
“My room is like an antique shop, full of junk, and weird stuff. There's a big sword in there. And a taxidermy bird, and a couple of birdcages. And a lot of newspaper cuttings. I used to have a weird thing about cutting out morbid headlines from newspapers, and collecting them. I was fascinated with drowning, which is kind of strange.” KindBigsUsedStuffRoomsCuttingStrangeCoupleBirdNewspapersShopsFascinatedDrowningCollectingJunkHeadlinesAntiquesMorbidWeird ThingsWeird StuffTaxidermyNewspaper Headlines Author:Florence Welch
“Growing up, I always wanted to be in punk bands, so I'm really enjoying the harder, heavier element. It's always been my dream to have people moshing at my gig, kind of that really feral element of the music coming out more. I love crowd-surfing.” PeopleKindDreamWantedEnjoyGrowing UpGrowingBandElementsHarderCrowdsComing OutPunkSurfingGigs Author:Florence Welch
“I've spent a lot of time in tiny venues in the way that I got my record deal and got my name out there just performing live. I was literally performing my songs in all kinds of different ways with different guitarists, and I didn't have an album up online or anything. It's been a lot of work; it definitely hasn't been a sudden explosion into fame.” WayKindDifferentSongNamesDealsRecordsFameAlbumsTinyAll KindsPerformingDifferent WaysOnlineWorking ItExplosionsGuitaristVenuesPerforming Live Author:Florence Welch
“'Spectrum' is in part a disco song. But we play it hard, and it's a real euphoric, wailing tune. It's kind of like a total house anthem, in a way, but it seems to be going down really well. We've got all the grunge kids going mad for disco house raves.” WayWellsKindRealHardPlaySeemsKidsSongHouseMadTunesSpectrumAnthemDiscoWailingRaveGrungeEuphoricSinging The National Anthem 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
“There's such an extreme feeling to be in love, especially in quite an emotionally destructive relationship, where you're both kind of really bad for each other, but you love each other so much. Those extreme emotions, I think, can only be described with extreme imagery.” ThinkingKindFeelingsEmotionExtremesDestructiveImageryLove Each Other Author:Florence Welch
“When I am with my family, then I can just sort of switch off. It's kind of weird, because I go back and I go into this bedroom that I have had since I was a teenager. It is like this parallel universe, because one minute I am on the red carpet and then the next I am hiding out in this room I have had since I was 15.” KindI CanUniverseNextRoomsMinutesRedMy FamilyTeenagerHidingBedroomCarpetParallelsRed CarpetOne MinuteParallel UniverseHiding Out Author:Florence Welch
“I've got some incredible fans actually - so loyal and they make me card »">birthday cards and Christmas cards. I got this package of poems and artwork based around the songs. They've got this thing called 'Floetry' where they all have to put in artwork. They've set up their own competitions and stuff which is kind of amazing.” KindSongStuffFansCompetitionIncrediblesCardsBirthdayLoyalPackagesArtworkChristmas CardBirthday Card Author:Florence Welch
“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.” KnowsKindSometimesMusic IsAttractiveEuphoria Author:Florence Welch
“I think I just get excited by music, and, like, singing is a very physical thing. It releases endorphins in your body. You're using almost muscle in there, and I think that adrenaline really helps to kind of make the songs fresh every time.” ThinkingKindHelpingBodySongSingingExcitedYour BodyReleaseMusclesAdrenalineEndorphinsPhysical Things Author:Florence Welch
