I am not musically educated yet. I don't read - I make my own language that works for myself. But I play by ear. Imelda May More Quotes by Imelda May More Quotes From Imelda May Oh my god, it's good to be alive! Imelda May alive People expect you to change when you become a mother, and of course my priorities changed when I had Violet. She's number one in my life and the best thing that ever happened to me, but I still have fun. I am still myself, but that is made out to seem like I am rebelling against motherhood. Imelda May mothernumbersfun There's no point in bringing together a talented band if you don't let them do their thing. Imelda May no-pointbandtogether My music is a mix of everything, mostly my own life. I just write about things that mean something and that I can write about. There's no point in pretending. Imelda May pretendingwritingmean Burlesque is beautiful: It's art, it's fun, it's done with a lot of comedy - an awful lot of big wink-wink and nudge-nudge. Imelda May funbeautifulart I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know. I'm always writing little lines and saving them for later. Imelda May inspirationwritingtalking Ooooh, I love Nashville! It seems like everywhere you walk, there's great music coming out of every wall. Imelda May walkyoumusiclove 'Love Tattoo' I recorded without a record company. I'd gotten turned down by the record companies - they said they didn't get me, which is fine, I suppose. Imelda May downmetattoolove I love festivals in that people seem to let their hair down more. I love that people run from stage to stage. I love going as a performer because you get to see band that you wouldn't necessarily go see. Imelda May youhairlovepeople I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style. Imelda May likegreystylecolour Everybody told me that if I insisted on doing rockabilly music, I'd never have a chance of selling any records. In fact, I lost count of how many people told me to ditch it all together, in favour, I guess, of sounding like everybody else. Imelda May memusictogetherpeople For me, rockabilly is very, very exciting music. It's electric and kind of wild, you know? It's 'make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck' kind of music. Imelda May stand-upmeyoumusic When I'm writing, I mean what I'm saying - there's a lot of me in each song. Imelda May sayingmewritingsong I remember once doing a gig in Ireland, and there was a woman jumping around and screaming, 'I don't know what this is but I love it!' I thought that was a nice compliment. Imelda May womannicerememberlove I don't think the music that I do is nostalgic in any way; I don't think about going back to nice, old-fashioned music. I'm certainly influenced by old music, but I want to bring it slap-bang up to today. Imelda May thinkmusictodayway I was one of those annoying kids that loves singing and entertaining. Imelda May thoseannoyingsingingkids I believe in God. Imelda May i-believe-ini-believegodbelieve Don't lie - when you are 105 years of age - on your deathbed, thinking, 'I should have done a few things!' I would like to think I tried as much as I could. Imelda May lieyouagethinking When I tell people that I lost my baby weight through breastfeeding, they think I'm exaggerating. But it was brilliant for that. It is great for bonding with your baby. It is hard when no one else can feed her, but it was worth it for me. I loved it. Imelda May lovedgreatmepeople I think I'd like to be one of those eccentric 80-year-old women. Imelda May i-thinklikethinkwomen
