“I think I should get a bigger between-the-song persona, so then I'm not wandering around the stage like some mad old auntie that's saying hello to people and falling over.” PeopleThinkingShouldSongFallStageBiggerMadWanderHelloPersonaWandering AroundSaying HelloAuntie Author:Florence Welch
“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.” DifferentSongWrittenTypeDifferent Types Of Music Author:Florence Welch
“During the songs, you transcend yourself. The best way to be in the performance is to be without pause and be essentially in the moment, in that moment of expression.” WayMomentsSongExpressionPerformancesBest WayThat MomentPauses Author:Florence Welch
“I was having a conversation with my father and he was talking about this thing - strangeness and charm. It's actually the name of the two smallest particles that there are when you split the atom, so I wrote a song around it. I even managed to fit the word 'hydrogen' in there. Isn't that a nice thing for scientists to call them though?” TwoSongFatherNamesTalkingNiceFitConversationScientistCharmAtomsSplitsSmallestParticlesNice ThingsStrangenessHydrogenHydrogen Atom Author:Florence Welch
“I'm quite glad I never learned to play the guitar, because I think I'd write songs that were more classically structured. As it is, I've had to create my own way of writing, which isn't typical. Everything's a big crescendo.” ThinkingWayWritingPlayBigsSongMy OwnGuitarGladTypicalCrescendo 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
“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
“A lot of the songs on the new album are about imaginary things, things that you can't touch - ghosts and rumors, my dead grandmother, things visiting you in a dream.” DreamSongAlbumsGhostGrandmotherImaginaryRumorVisitingImaginary Things Author:Florence Welch
“It was a complete dream to work with David LaChapelle. I collected his books as a teenager, and I fantasised that he would direct the video for 'Spectrum' from the moment the song was written. I still can't believe it actually happened, and I'm completely overjoyed that he felt such a connection with the song.” BelieveStillsBookMomentsDreamSongFeltWrittenHappenedDirectConnectionsVideoTeenagerCantSpectrumOverjoyed 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
