Alison Moyet quotes

When you have a creative mind it doesn't stop going. (Alison Moyet)
I came from a small town and at school in one class there was me, a member from Depeche Mode and someone who went on to join The Cure. That was all in one class of 30 kids. View quote
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Instead of thinking that's a nice tune, you start thinking is it the right pace, is it the right tempo? That is the death nell for artists. View quote
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I wasn't good at being affable. You get beyond that and realise the attraction in any human being has more to do with what they give to someone rather than just being face candy. View quote
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I was a single parent, and I was prohibited from working. View quote
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I have never done any other job. I have sung in bands since I was 15. I left school completely unqualified. I have no other training. View quote
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When you find yourself on stage singing and you are embarrassed about what you are singing in front of your peers, then you have to think about your priorities. View quote
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Within three months I had gone from being this black sheep of the town to suddenly becoming a pop star. View quote
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The press Yazoo were receiving were focused on the voice, This obviously was about trends. View quote
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I had been with the label since I was 21. The label wanted shiny pop but I didn't. I found a little independent and we've got all these great reviews in England and now it has gone gold. View quote
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The press gave me a voice too quickly, and that could have unsettled a man who had every right to feel he should be in control of the thing he had created. (Alison Moyet)
It wasn't like I felt I was on a wave. It was just so easy. It is only afterwards that I thought I really had a bit of good luck going on there with Yazoo. View quote
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When you make a lot of money for a record company, they don't want you to evolve. Growing older, you naturally do. View quote
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It is interesting seeing young people these days and watching how unimportant music is in their lives compared with our generation. View quote
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I have always loved a hard-faced girl. I get that Alison Goldfrapp isn't easy, and I like her belligerence. She's deeply sexy and controlled, like a Strict Machine, and it seems to wind the b'jesus out of the women I know. On the outside, I watch and smile and will her on like a twisted silent maiden aunt in the dark corner. View quote
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It is not about writing those hits again. I am sure I could write them, but it is about the sensibilities. View quote
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Yazoo was Vince's sound ultimately. At the time Vince and I got together he had only recorded one album with Depeche and Depeche were to go on to greater things. View quote
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I have lost and put on big batches of weight in my life many, many times. But what concerns me is the idea of being an obese old woman, because I don't like the idea of being physically incapable in someone else's hands. View quote
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There has always been a feeling with people that they love my singing but not always the choice of material. View quote
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There are a lot of people who can now see me as an artist for the first time. View quote
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The thing with me is, I'm both untidy and I hate mess. But I'm not untidy in communal spaces, like living rooms. My bedroom is havoc. (Alison Moyet)
When you have kids, it limits you. That was a choice I made. View quote
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I was writing and I have three kids. I was occupying my time with them but it was difficult. View quote
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I have never had another job and I don't have a mortgage. View quote
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My idea of hell is a girlfriend ringing up and saying, 'Let's go shopping and have cocktails.' I'd rather play cards. View quote
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Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet - Image
Photo: Martin Dobey from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: British Musician
Born: June 18, 1961
Quotes count: 25

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