“For someone so conflicted, who am I to give advice to anybody? It’s such a funny, grandiose idea” Quote by Florence Welch
“I was a heavy heart to carry My beloved was weighed down My arms around his neck My fingers laced to crown. I was a heavy heart to carry My feet dragged across ground And he took me to the river Where he slowly let me drown My love has concrete feet My love's an iron ball Wrapped around your ankles Over the waterfall” HeartFeetArmsRiversLet MeBallsFingersHeavyBelovedNecksIronConcreteCrownsAnklesWaterfallsHeavy Heart Author:Florence Welch
“I don't want your future, I don't need your past. One bright moment Is all I ask.” WantNeedsMomentsPastAsksOur FutureOur PastYour FutureYour PastRight Moment Author:Florence Welch
“Hands up if you’re ready to do something you’ll regret this weekend. Go forth! You have my blessing.” IfsHandsFunnyFunReadyRegretBlessingHaving FunWeekendSinger SongwritersRock MusicHands UpMy BlessingHands In The Air Author:Florence Welch
“Now I can broadcast to an audience of several million people on the 'Today' programme. I can talk about the day's news. But on radio, believe it or not, we have notes and scripts. And while we might ad lib the odd wryly amusing asides, they come at the frequency of a suburban bus. About one every 90 minutes.” PeopleBelieveI CanMightTodayMillionsAudienceMinutesNewsNotesScriptsRadioOddBusAdsFrequencyAmusingProgrammes Author:Evan Davis
“I can’t worry too much about the everyday things. Otherwise I’d lose touch with my own world, that helps me as an artist, but it’s frustrating for the people around me. I’m vaguely functional, but there’s always something slightly off.” PeopleWorldI CanHelpingArtistLosesMy OwnWorryToo MuchEverydayHelp MeFrustratingMy Own WorldEveryday Things Author:Florence Welch
“I wish to remain nameless And live without shame 'Cause what's in a name, Oh I still remain the same” StillsNamesWishCausesShameNameless Author:Florence Welch
“I try to maintain a healthy dose of daydreaming, to remain sane.” TryingHealthySaneDaydreamingDose Author:Florence Welch
“The music is so euphoric,as a way of battling the words. It’s like an exorcism, beating it out with drums, shake this demon out, it’s so visceral because the melancholy has to be drummed out. I can’t let it sit inside me.” WayI CanMusic IsDemonShakesMelancholyVisceralExorcismEuphoric Author:Florence Welch
“Excitable, easily distracted, sometimes vacant, prone to gloominess and also extreme euphoria; I can’t be generous with time, but I try to be generous with affection. I’m really lucky to be able to be in some of these situations and it feels really nice to be able to take people along with me for the ride. Oh, and I’m a pain in the ass as well.” PeopleFeelsTryingWellsI CanSometimesAblePainSituationNiceLuckyAffectionExtremesAssGenerousDistractedReally NiceEuphoriaVacant Author:Florence Welch
“I want my music to sound like throwing yourself out of a tree, or off a tall building, or as if you’re being sucked down into the ocean and you can’t breathe… It’s something overwhelming and all-encompassing that fills you up, and you’re either going to explode with it, or you’re just going to disappear.” IfsWantSoundTreeBuildingOceanBreatheDisappearTallOverwhelmingThrowingTall Buildings Author:Florence Welch