You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second. Florence Welch More Quotes by Florence Welch More Quotes From Florence Welch I tend to lose myself in the moment. I’m not very good at holding back. I don’t know how to do this without feeling everything. My emotions are the tool I use to perform. Florence Welch tools use feelings A lot of the songs on the new album are about imaginary things, things that you can't touch - ghosts and rumors, my dead grandmother, things visiting you in a dream. Florence Welch grandmother dream song It's always darkness before the dawn. Florence Welch darkness-before-the-dawn dawn darkness I spent my 16th birthday high as a kite, jumping out of a tree topless in my local park just because it felt amazing hitting the ground. Florence Welch hitting jumping tree I can't wait to get on stage, because there you don't worry about whether you'll ever get married because your life is insane, or whether you'll ever have another boyfriend again, you don't worry about the typical boundaries of how your life has to be. Florence Welch insane waiting worry I'm pretty obsessed with Stevie Nicks from her style to her voice. I like watching her on YouTube and her old performances, the way she moves and everything. Florence Welch style voice moving My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill. Florence Welch style skills enthusiasm Where's my heart at? Aw. Um, in my chest. I think it's in there - on the right hand side. Sometimes it's in my mouth and sometimes I can feel it in my stomach, when I get really nervous. So it's pretty physical. Florence Welch heart hands thinking I was always that girl growing up who you could find dancing down supermarket aisles. It's that sense of not feeling inhibited. Dancing in supermarkets is my favorite thing. Florence Welch growing-up girl dancing I'd gone from being this art student messing about with music to this girl with a record deal, magazine front covers and all this hype. In many ways, it was everything I ever wanted, but when it happened all I felt was total, paralysing fear. Florence Welch hype girl art The stage is the place I feel comfortable - it's almost as if real life is where I feel most nervous. Conversations are a lot more nerve-wracking. Florence Welch nerves real life-is I can't just have one painting - I need to cover the wall in paintings. It's the same with my music. I want to mix everything together to create more. Florence Welch wall together needs Excitable, easily distracted, sometimes vacant, prone to gloominess and also extreme euphoria; I can’t be generous with time, but I try to be generous with affection. I’m really lucky to be able to be in some of these situations and it feels really nice to be able to take people along with me for the ride. Oh, and I’m a pain in the ass as well. Florence Welch pain nice people I think "waste of your brain" is something that my mother would say to me occasionally - I think it's usually when I'm telling her something like that I can remember every outfit I've ever worn. Florence Welch mother brain thinking My visual landscape as a child was the inside of a lot of these old churches. And the Baroque drama of the things was what I was first engaging with artwise. I'm much more attracted to the aesthetic of religious iconography than the actual religious side. The passion and the blood and the violence and the gaudy side of it I find really fascinating. Florence Welch religious drama children I'm completely in love with the world but also terrified of it. It creates some overwhelming feelings. Wanting to battle out that joy and fear is part of my music. Florence Welch battle feelings joy I don't want your future, Florence Welch want past needs I think I've always looked older than I am. I hope that's going to work in my favor when I get older. Florence Welch going-to-work favors thinking I didn't want to become a personality, I wanted to be a musician, but because I didn't have an album to stand by yet it was hard for people to see that. But now, two albums in, I'm happy with things. Florence Welch personality two people Sometimes I wish for falling Florence Welch grief air fall
