91 Quotes by Imelda May

I got my first leopard print coat when I was 15. I nearly got beat up, but I was happy with it.

Don't lie - when you are 105 years of age - on your deathbed, thinking, 'I should have done a few things!' I would like to think I tried as much as I could.

For me, rockabilly is very, very exciting music. It's electric and kind of wild, you know? It's 'make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck' kind of music.

I'm a big believer in 'pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start again.'

I always loved the bad girls in the movies. I loved Bette Davis; I loved Katherine Hepburn. I loved Ava Gardner.

I am not musically educated yet. I don't read - I make my own language that works for myself. But I play by ear.

I can talk a lot and not reveal anything; I would make a great politician.

I couldn't think of anything worse than hating your own music and having to play it every night. It would be a nightmare.

I don't tend to set out on huge world domination goals or have anything in mind. I just like to play. I like to gig a lot; I like to write music.