Alison Moyet Quotes & Sayings

“I have always loved a hard-faced girl. I get that Alison Goldfrapp isn't easy, and I like her belligerence. She's deeply sexy and controlled, like a Strict Machine, and it seems to wind the b'jesus out of the women I know. On the outside, I watch and smile and will her on like a twisted silent maiden aunt in the dark corner.”

“I wasn't good at being affable. You get beyond that and realise the attraction in any human being has more to do with what they give to someone rather than just being face candy.”

“When you have a creative mind it doesn't stop going.”

“Within three months I had gone from being this black sheep of the town to suddenly becoming a pop star.”

“The thing with me is, I'm both untidy and I hate mess. But I'm not untidy in communal spaces, like living rooms. My bedroom is havoc.”

“I have lost and put on big batches of weight in my life many, many times. But what concerns me is the idea of being an obese old woman, because I don't like the idea of being physically incapable in someone else's hands.”

“I was a single parent, and I was prohibited from working.”

“Instead of thinking that's a nice tune, you start thinking is it the right pace, is it the right tempo? That is the death nell for artists.”

“I have never done any other job. I have sung in bands since I was 15. I left school completely unqualified. I have no other training.”

“I was writing and I have three kids. I was occupying my time with them but it was difficult.”