100 Quotes by Olly Alexander

I've done bits of writing for other people but when I'm writing music as Years & Years, I'm using my life and my stories and my experiences. I want it to be authentic and real but also to work as a pop song - I never want to just put in a cheesy line.

School was like a hostile place. I just hated being at school. I think some people really thrive in that environment. I was a good student, but I just didn't enjoy school. I found it really tough.

The likelihood is that you or someone you know closely will suffer from a mental health condition in your lifetime.

I'm fascinated by technology and how it is changing the way we live and view our humanity.

It's just a very weird thing to have a relationship that's commented on by the world wide web.

I'd love to work with SBTRKT if he'd have me.

With anxiety and depression, what's been most helpful to me has been learning a toolbox - a set of skills I can use when I'm in periods of low mood or feel an anxiety attack coming on. When Years & Years took off it felt like I needed that toolbox really quickly.

Everyone has a different definition of what they find sexy, so why do we so often get given one version of what sexy is time and time again?

I've mostly worked in weird films playing weird characters, probably because I'm a weird person.