216 Quotes by Ellie Goulding

I start really missing London when I go away. I have a little flat, but very central. I live above a pub and you’d think it’d be a nightmare, but I like hearing the music and it’s quite comforting.

It’s usually a big kind of vent of frustration or anger or sadness that puts me in the right frame of mind to write. It’s such a cliche to say that artists write when they’re down, but it’s true for me. It’s a relief to get out what’s eating away at my heart or my soul or my head.

I think hype is a good thing. You need it and it’ll teach you valuable things and you’ll grow stronger, which is what I’ve done.

I feel like my figure is a challenge because I’m quite flat chested but I’ve got a booty so I’ve got to look for the right things.

Some people don’t have a way of that catharsis and I do, so I’m lucky in that sense that people listen to my songs and enjoy my songs. It’s a really important thing for me, it’s how I channel everything. I don’t really know what I’d do if I didn’t write songs.

I got a random tattoo the other day. It’s a red triangle, which makes everyone think I’m arty, which I’m not. I used to draw red triangles all the time. It must mean something – maybe I don’t know it yet. But I’ll figure it out.

Something funny always happens in every show in the UK and I genuinely love touring the UK because it’s where I’m from. I just get a warm feeling when I’m home.

I guess I’m just quite observant and I pay attention to a lot of things. Human behavior really fascinates me.

You should constantly write because your writing is always evolving and progressing. It’s really important to start writing young.