240 Quotes by Florence Welch

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.

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.

I’m a choir girl gone horribly, desperately wrong.

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.

The first album, for better or for worse, was done over from the ages of 17-22, with a couple of different producers. Some of it was recorded in an old swimming pool, some of it was recorded in a synagogue – it kind of was all over the place.

It’s always darkness before the dawn.

The release of ‘Lungs’ was so hard. It was terrifying, because it was the first time doing everything. The first experiences of media exposure were almost paralysing. I spent a lot of time crying on the floor of the studio – it sent me a bit mad.

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.

I’ve always been able to just concoct a melody quite easily – it’s just kind of instinct, really. You’ve got to channel your subconscious.