Quotes by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

About Sophie Ellis-Bextor:

Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s. Her music is a mixture of mainstream pop, disco, nu-disco, and 1980s electronic influences.
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I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere.

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A good song is a good song whatever your age.

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There are a lot of people out there who lie about their age and I think it does us all a disservice. It can't all be over when you hit 30. That would be rubbish.

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I love getting dressed up. Being a pop star is the most brilliant job for that. A lot of girls love shopping, but they might see the most amazing outfit and think, 'When am I going to wear that?', so it's my duty to exploit the fact I do have events ...

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For every person that says I'm the new Audrey Hepburn, someone else says that I look like an alien.

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Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I like it, it doesn't matter if it cost £200 or £2. I'm attracted to things rather than labels.

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Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the ages of eight and ten I collected avidly. I'd pore over my Stanley Gibbons book, obsessively checking my collection's value. I always hoped I'd s...

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I'm a little bit allergic to the whole brand thing to be honest but maybe it's just happening around me and I'm not really aware of it.

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I must confess I knew very little about the trance scene, I'm more house and commercial dance but it was really interesting and different.

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Everybody remembers Robbie Williams said I had a face like a satellite dish.

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I'm someone who has always been quite clear about what I like. In the studio, I'm not a control freak but I know what I want.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Two premature babies was not a genetic thing; we were just unlucky.

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I never manage to get to bed early on Sunday night but this doesn't matter, as I don't know one level of exhaustion from another.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

I'm happy that I have a look, but I don't over-analyse whether or not it's beautiful or ugly.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Writing songs about fancying people in dance clubs is all very well but it's not the be-all and end-all. There are other topics.

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Getting up to dance to your own stuff looks pretty pretentious. And leaving the dancefloor when it comes on is just awkward.

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I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts.

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A lot of what inspired many musicians is celebrating differences, and people relate to that - more people feel like the unpopular, freaky one than the one in the in-crowd.

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There's so many singers, you watch them and a lot of it is waving around. You don't get this feeling that they're really thinking about what they're saying.

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Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was tempting to write back, but I resisted.

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Author Bio

  • NameSophie Ellis-Bextor
  • DescriptionBritish singer, songwriter, model
  • BornApril 10, 1979
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionSinger; Singer-songwriter; Composer