“I've always been a bit of a decorator. I think if I wasn't a singer I'd probably be in stage setting or interior design or something. I like clutter and I'm quite visually greedy. I can't have things to be plain; I have to have things looking interesting maybe I'm just a frustrated interior designer stuck in a singing career.” IfsThinkingI CanBitsInterestingCareersStageDesignSingingSingersStuckSettingSettingsDesignerFrustratedInteriorsGreedyClutterInterior DesignDecoratorsInterior DesignerSinging Career Author:Florence Welch
“My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill.” StyleSkillsInstinctEnthusiasm Author:Florence Welch
“I'm down to bleach my eyebrows again. I tell you what, though - that didn't go down well with my boyfriend. Girls love it. Guys, not so into it.” WellsGuyGirlEyebrowsMy BoyfriendBleachGirl Love Author:Florence Welch
“I didn't want to become a personality, I wanted to be a musician, but because I didn't have an album to stand by yet it was hard for people to see that. But now, two albums in, I'm happy with things.” PeopleWantTwoHardWantedPersonalityMusicianAlbums Author:Florence Welch
“Look, if Givenchy is going to lend you a dress, I'm not going to turn it down. I would wear that dress to just go out and buy a pint of milk if they would lend it to me.” IfsLooksTurnsDressesMilkPintsGivenchy Author:Florence Welch
“What I really like seeing from the stage is people having their own moments, when people are doing some performance of their own.” PeopleMomentsSeeingStagePerformances 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
“When something really hits me, it makes me want to either jump off something really high or lie down and be buried. I want people to get hit and caught by my music.” PeopleWantLyingDown AndCaughtBuried 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
“You know, people always ask, 'What are you like offstage?' And I always say, 'Well, I'm completely normal and mellow.'” PeopleKnowsWellsAsksNormalMellow Author:Florence Welch