Scottish - Musician | October 7, 1987 -
I've never been able to write narrative as a character, really. Jenny Lewis, I love her stuff, I love that she can weave these American Gothic fairytales. I feel like I sound inauthentic when I do that, so I tend to write from a personal standpoint.
Lauren Mayberry
LoveCharacterAmericanFeelNever
When I'm writing, it's because I'm trying to figure something out for myself. If I don't believe in what I've written, then how can I expect anyone else to believe in that, either?
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I've always worked in cinemas or cafes to make money because it turns out freelance journalism is quite hard to get into.
MoneyJournalismHardAlwaysOut
I did my dissertation on the idea of femininity and women's writing, so I spent eight months reading about how women are portrayed in the media in terms of images and tone of voice and what words are used.
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I never wanted to write really cheesy pop lyrics - like, 'baby, baby, the sun is shining' - that's not something that interests me personally. I'm always wanting to write something that has some kind of meaning.
SunMeBabyMeaningKindNever
I don't have a lot of time for things that are deliberately, achingly cool.
TimeCoolThingsDeliberatelyLot
I speak a little bit of French and German, but apparently, I'm really bad at Dutch. The pronunciations are quite hard. I tried to say 'hello' in Dutch, and it did not work. People were just like, 'What?'
WorkPeopleSpeakBadSayHard
I had somebody say to me once, 'You can't make the kind of music you're making and call yourself a feminist.' The door was slammed on them swiftly after that.
MusicYourselfMeDoorYouKind
Nothing gets my hackles up like being told I can't do something.
NothingUpBeingSomethingLike
We all like to believe we are completely self-sufficient, but at the end of it all, we're all searching for a human connection, something to make it all feel a bit more worthwhile.
BelieveEndFeelConnectionHuman
To me, it is not necessarily you responding that trolls want: they want to scare, they want to intimidate, and they want to silence people - so ignoring it doesn't make a difference.
SilencePeopleMeMake A Difference
Obviously, when you're working at things, you all hope that people will relate to it.
HopePeopleYouWillThingsWorking
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