216 Quotes by Ellie Goulding

I love designer stuff but like it will only be like, on a whim. I love Alexander Wang so much, but it’s expensive.

The smallest changes, like I stopped eating meat and I’ve been doing different kinds of exercise like Yoga and stuff like that, little changes have made me feel a bit more at peace I think.

By the time I got writing ‘Halcyon,’ I was on a roll, and I realized I had so much to write about, I realized I had so much built up inside that I couldn’t really alleviate before, and then all of a sudden it was like reservoir burst.

The nature of how we are as human beings is that we’re much more interested in being critical rather than praising something.

Bjork, I’d love to do something with her. I’d love to do some sort of crazy orchestral choir thing with her.

I think all the covers I do have nice sentiments, particularly ‘Your Song.’ People write me very sweet messages about that song, though I’m sure there are people out there saying that I’ve ruined it too!

You pick up loads of baggage with your first record with reaction to it from fans and critics. So I went to Ireland by myself for a couple of weeks with my guitar. I read lots of poetry, I read Patti Smith’s autobiography and started words and phrases and then songs started to take shape.

I maintain that when I finally retire from my career in music, I will go and live back in Wales – when I am an old person, if I live to be an old person. The water I miss, and the air, there’s something different about it. And I miss the simple life.

I’d like to look like Madonna when I’m her age. I also look at athletes and love their bodies. I’ve always wanted to be muscly, not skinny. A lot of women yo-yo around, but I’m always aware if I’m getting a bit out of shape. I never look at the scales but I can just tell. It goes on my tum and bum.