Sophie Ellis-Bextor Quotes

Some people are really good at packaging themselves, but that's not really me.

Yeah, I'm not really a morning person.

I'm a sucker for sad disco pop.

A lot of what inspired many musicians is celebrating differences, and people relate to that - more people feel like the unpopular, freaky one than the one in the in-crowd.

I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts.

Some people can get away with being very sexy to men and not looking like a complete cow, but I didn't think I was in a position where people knew me well enough

Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night.

I used to be hung up on my figure, but it's a waste of time. I don't believe in diets. Have four pints one night, be healthy the next.

My parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood.

Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I like it, it doesn't matter if it cost £200 or £2. I'm attracted to things rather than labels.

When I first started out, I got criticism for the way I looked. I think, now, it's a good thing because, why would you want to look like everyone else?

I think there's quite a lot of cowardice in music. I don't mind if it goes wrong, I just want to go for it.

I tasted huge success with my first album, and when it's happening it feels like a roller coaster you can't get off. You should be very careful about wishing for success on that scale.

I'm all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don't get a good service.

Two premature babies was not a genetic thing; we were just unlucky.

In real life, I'm not super-posh but if that's the stereotype, I really don't care. It could be worse.

I don't know why people think I'm polished - I often leave the house with buttons missing and ladders in my tights.

Now when I say Sophie Ellis-Bextor I feel that's not really me because that's become this entity from doing the gigs and the shows and the make-up contracts and whatever else.

Come rain or shine I walk short distances rather than taking my car.

I get really frustrated if people don't smile.

Being a chef would be too much hard work.

The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry.

You need to have a life outside your career.

I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere.

That's part of the reason I called the album 'Shoot From The Hip.' I did feel it was time to open up more.

I really love being in London at weekends - there's always so much to do.

The NHS is a bit iffy when you sprain an ankle, but when it's a high-priority issue, it's fantastic. They don't mess about. They're incredibly efficient when things go wrong.

I never manage to get to bed early on Sunday night but this doesn't matter, as I don't know one level of exhaustion from another.

I would love to record something with PJ Harvey or Alison Goldfrapp.

It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.

Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was tempting to write back, but I resisted.

Writing songs about fancying people in dance clubs is all very well but it's not the be-all and end-all. There are other topics.

Having a successful first album is one thing, but a successful third is another.

For every person that says I'm the new Audrey Hepburn, someone else says that I look like an alien.

Everybody remembers Robbie Williams said I had a face like a satellite dish.

But I don't like working on lyrics publicly in the studio - I prefer to take them away and work on them in my bedroom.

Getting up to dance to your own stuff looks pretty pretentious. And leaving the dancefloor when it comes on is just awkward.

I don't want to sound like an old grandmother but actually it's quite nice when you get up early and then, by the time it gets to 10am, you're quite perky and already quite switched on.

There are a lot of people out there who lie about their age and I think it does us all a disservice. It can't all be over when you hit 30. That would be rubbish.

I've got quite a curvy shape so I try to wear stuff that's tailored.

A good song is a good song whatever your age.

Dance music is great, but it's not a time to be reflective or particularly wistful.

I don't think writing or co-writing my songs makes me a better singer, but I haven't really got an excuse not to do it as I've got too many opinions!

I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does?

Yes, being educated is definitely an advantage. But having said that, I've met so many people in life who haven't done very well at school but who are still really bright.

There's so many singers, you watch them and a lot of it is waving around. You don't get this feeling that they're really thinking about what they're saying.

I've been DJing a little bit, so you get used to the fact that music sounds brilliant when it's loud.

I was an only child, but then my parents resettled with different partners, and I am now one of six.

I'm the messiest person I know.

I'm big in Russia, but no one's quite sure why.