I was weirdly obsessed with music until I was 11, and then I turned into a nerd. Sia Furler More Quotes by Sia Furler More Quotes From Sia Furler It was really shocking to me that when I was dating a dude I could get married and my taxes were 8 grand less, blah blah blah. Sia Furler blah dating married People call me for the ballads. Apparently that's where I've been pigeonholed. But it's really interesting and really fun. It's my favourite part of the job, writing. Sia Furler writing fun jobs If anyone besides famous people knew what it was like to be a famous person, they would never want to be famous. Sia Furler persons want people I don't really even go out that much now except to walk my dogs, because I don't want to be recognised. Sia Furler my-dog dog want I have social anxiety. It's easier up on stage because there's security in being there. When I'm off stage I'm trying not to be a manic freak. I'm quite shy. Sia Furler anxiety shy trying I was born pretty lucky, an Aryan Australian, friendly girl, that gives you a lot of advantages in the world. I was unaware of people's fights or struggles for equality. I was really naive. Sia Furler girl fighting struggle I hope I am a psychotherapist's dream. I've spent enough hours in therapy. Sia Furler hours enough dream I'm sort of a gay man trapped in a woman's body when it comes to music sometimes - it's crowded in here! Sia Furler gay body men When you're entertaining all day long and that's your work, you end up really very tired. You don't have a lot of energy left over for your loved ones. Sia Furler tired energy long There are probably five songs in the world that I get excited about when I hear them on the radio. Sia Furler radio song world I'm trying to work out a way to be a singer and to create cool content. I'm willing to do that as an entertainer. But I'm not willing to give up my actual self. And the way the system is built up, there'll be a backlash soon. Just recently some people published 11 photos of Sia's face. It's a bummer for me because it's going to elevate my profile and make me more recognizable. But I don't look the same as I did when I used to have my photo taken. Music is for your ears, not your eyes, right? But film is for your eyes, and I would like to give you something. Sia Furler giving-up eye taken I toured for 13 years, and it was very lonely, and it was hard work. I'm not afraid of hard work, especially if it's for stuff that I enjoy. But I actually don't think you could name one artist who enjoys promo or touring after the first three to six months of an album cycle. Sia Furler hard-work lonely artist I'm just completely obsessed with Die Antwoord. Sia Furler obsessed dies There's time limits on how long people's attention spans will work. There's six weeks in each territory that you're really famous, then you, thank god, disappear again. Sia Furler thank-god long people I'm a fan of the Strokes, so my big fantasy was that one day I would get to sing with them. Sia Furler fantasy one-day fans Like when I'm singing live I can't hear myself. I'm just listening to the rest of the band. To listen to my voice, it doesn't even feel like it's me. Sia Furler singing voice listening I like bands for a long time, even when they're not trendy anymore. I still like Arcade Fire. I've always liked Stevie Wonder. Sia Furler band fire long I love watching reality TV, but being part of making it was just demoralizing. Sia Furler reality-tv tvs reality Being hunted, paparazzi-style , doesn't appeal to me. Sia Furler paparazzi appeals style I think it would be very difficult to maintain one kind of art or whatever for your whole life. I think it's unrealistic. Sia Furler would-be art thinking