I always seem to feel that everything is about to cave in on me. I think that maybe music is my protection from that and in some senses it's an outlet to turn it into something euphoric: embracing the eventual decline. Florence Welch More Quotes by Florence Welch More Quotes From Florence Welch I've always been a bit of a decorator. I think if I wasn't a singer I'd probably be in stage setting or interior design or something. I like clutter and I'm quite visually greedy. I can't have things to be plain; I have to have things looking interesting maybe I'm just a frustrated interior designer stuck in a singing career. Florence Welch careers interesting thinking I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside of myself. Florence Welch touching voice children When something really hits me, it makes me want to either jump off something really high or lie down and be buried. I want people to get hit and caught by my music. Florence Welch want lying people I'm one of those people that is up for most things. When I was offered to sing at the Oscars I was like, 'Yeah, I want to know what that's like!' I'm always curious to know what things are like - as long as you're not compromising who you are. Florence Welch want long people Being heartbroken is like having this really horrible freedom. You can be selfish with your thoughts, which can lead to manic creativity, but at the same time you're just really miserable. Florence Welch heartbroken selfish creativity The Teenage Cancer Trust does incredible work supporting and caring for teenagers and young adults with cancer, and it's a cause that is really close to me and my family. Florence Welch cancer teenage caring I feel things in quite an intense way. I'm not actually the most intense person. Florence Welch intense feels way All the words are already there when you're singing onstage, it's fantastic. You can lose yourself in what you've created. You're controlling this freedom. Florence Welch losing-yourself fantastic singing On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose. Florence Welch emotion purpose use I try to write lyrics so that they won't age, which sort of leaves you with the big subjects like death and love and sex and violence. Florence Welch writing love sex During the songs, you transcend yourself. The best way to be in the performance is to be without pause and be essentially in the moment, in that moment of expression. Florence Welch expression song way There's such an extreme feeling to be in love, especially in quite an emotionally destructive relationship, where you're both kind of really bad for each other, but you love each other so much. Those extreme emotions, I think, can only be described with extreme imagery. Florence Welch emotion feelings thinking If you see a river running smoothly, it's because someone has drowned in it, and if it's raging, it means that it's still got bloodlust. Florence Welch rivers running mean You live and you learn. Florence Welch you-live-you-learn you-live-and-you-learn live-and-learn I'm obsessed with choirs, and always have been, because of that sense of overwhelming vocals. Florence Welch choir overwhelming obsessed If you asked me to go back to being 14 or 15, I couldn't - it was a terrifying time. I was so awkward in my own skin. I used to hide behind my hair because I was so ridiculously self-conscious. Florence Welch awkward self hair I saw 'The Artist.' It's really beautiful and it's all done to the letter with all the silent film techniques. The costumes were amazing and the dog is so good. Florence Welch artist dog beautiful The stage is a place where I can be wholly myself. Even though you're in front of people almost to be judged, it is a place without judgement. Florence Welch stage judgement people I'd experimented with so many different types of music. I had these folky songs I'd written and recorded, but something wasn't quite right. Florence Welch type different song In a conversation, the words can get stuck, I don't know what to say, I get very anxious. Florence Welch stuck anxious conversation
