British - Musician | December 1, 1954 -
I definitely thought the first book was going to be a one-off. I never thought I'd even write a book, not ever having aspired to be a writer. It's something that never occurred to me - a bit like it never occurred to me to play guitar when I was young. I just thought it was out of my league.
Viv Albertine
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I'm not a nostalgic person.
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We're all products of our own environment.
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I never thought of myself as a strong person until I wrote my first book, and people started to say, 'You're a survivor. You're such a strong person.' It never ever occurred to me.
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Mum had pumped me so full of anger, I couldn't throw it off.
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I get the same lurching thrill now when I'm about to sit down to an egg mayonnaise sandwich and a packet of plain crisps as I used to get when I fancied someone.
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I very much wanted a family and children. I came to it late in life.
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I have a lot of empathy, and I think that's where mothering starts. You are there to empathise and facilitate.
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If I didn't live in London, I would live in Glasgow. I love the colour of the brick and the black ironwork. I think it's got such atmosphere and is extraordinary. I met great people there.
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Writing is so much about rhythm. If you've got another rhythm in the room, it spoils the rhythm of the words.
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I do read a lot of autobiographies and biographies but from people who are not in my field - older women, older artists, Miles Davis.
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Directing taught me how to run a team and turn up on time - things you don't really learn when you're in a band.
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