English - Musician | July 30, 1990 -
I wear a lot of black. Like my heart.
Eliot Sumner
HeartBlackWearLikeLot
Being Sting's daughter hasn't kicked any doors open for me - he has had absolutely nothing to do with my career. It's all been down to me so far, and that's how I want to keep it.
DaughterMeDoorsCareerDownWant
In 2009, I fractured my skull in a freak accident at an L.A. restaurant. I suffered a seizure and was rushed into hospital. I was so out of it that I refused to let them scan my brain. My dad rushed to my bedside and talked me into having the CAT scan - he told me that I might die if I didn't go through with it.
MeBrainRestaurantDieGoHospital
As a kid, I loved to dress up as Ian Dury and run around hitting people with drumsticks. Members of my family, neighbours, friends, kids at school - no one was safe from my rhythm sticks.
FamilySchoolDressPeopleLovedUp
I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to music. I like studio gear. I'm always looking it up on eBay and seeing what I can afford.
MusicLookingSeeingI CanAlways
It stresses me out writing songs,; I get really super nervous and speedy. I feel like I'm possessed.
MeWritingFeelNervousOutGet
With social networks these days, everyone needs to know everything all the time. But the problem is, people are so used to short snippets of information that no one has any attention span anymore. I don't, anyway.
TimePeopleShortProblemAttention
I think everyone's got an obstacle in their career that they have to challenge. I think, in a way, that pushes you to prove who you are.
ChallengeThinkYouCareerWayGot
I knew I wasn't going to write a record as soon as I got signed, because I hadn't had any life experiences. I was still at school, and I wasn't going to write about that.
LifeSchoolWriteLife Experiences
Music is the only thing that I trust.
MusicTrustOnlyThe Only Thing
I make my songs slightly abstract so that people can interpret them their own way. I think that's a lot more special, so you can hear a song and think, 'I feel exactly that way,' even if it wasn't written for that feeling.
PeopleSongThinkFeelYouFeeling
I was very young when I did 'I Blame Coco,' and I never really recognized that sound as me.
MeBlameYoungNeverSoundDid
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