66 Quotes by Amy Macdonald

I've seen other people getting into trouble for glamorising breaking the law.

It's one of these baffling things about the world we live in that there is still homelessness, and it's good that there are charities like Social Bite that go all out to help and make a difference.

One of the problems trying to play an instrument outside in the cold is your fingers give up on you and you can't wear gloves, even fingerless.

On my first album some of the songs were written when I was 14 or 15 so your life experience means you change, but my style is similar.

My aim is always catchy songs, or songs with meaning and I want to write music people can relate to, about things anyone could go through, just real, honest music... songs that mean something, songs that are inspired by true life events.

I've been on loads of promotional trips in so many other countries, and most of the time, you just want to go home.

But I absolutely love New York. Every time I go there, I still get excited. When you come over the bridge and you're coming towards Manhattan, I still get goose bumps every time.

I have always said that it is completely about the music, and I have never been interested in anything else. I think I've been able to maintain that. I'm a totally normal person, I don't get followed or have photographers waiting outside my door. So yes I have a very ordinary life.

When I wrote the first album I had never played live before, and I'd never been on tour. So that was really just me and my guitar.