Imelda May Quotes

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Imelda May

Profession : Musician

Birth : July 10, 1974

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

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I was one of those annoying kids that loves singing and entertaining.

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I believe in God.

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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.

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When I tell people that I lost my baby weight through breastfeeding, they think I'm exaggerating. But it was brilliant for that. It is great for bonding with your baby. It is hard when no one else can feed her, but it was worth it for me. I loved it.

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I never co-write. I've tried it before, and I just can't do it.

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I like to escape; I like to write when I go on a walk - I'm kind of very fairy that way. I get inspired by the wind. Or when I daydream, that's when I write.

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I enjoy music so much; it's such a passion in my life, and I hope that comes across.

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I love the shape of '50s fashion: the clothes are very flattering; they let you out in the right places. I love high heels, too, as I'm only five foot three, although I always tell people I'm five foot five.

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You have to change your life for yourself, and it's about the fun of getting there - sitting in the tour van, breaking down on the side of the road, you know, having a laugh with the guys in the band, making mistakes with nobody watching.

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I was brought up with old-fashioned values. I wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend until I finished school. I wasn't allowed to wear make-up: the nuns would scrub your face if they saw it.

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I was brought up with beautiful music - Nat King Cole and Glen Miller from my dad, and my mum loved Judy Garland and Doris Day - brilliant stuff. Through my brothers and sisters I heard David Bowie and The Specials, The Carpenters, Meatloaf and The Rolling Stones.

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

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When I was a teenager, I had a record company after me. They wanted me to be a pop act. They said they wanted me to be the next Sonia. I was 16 at the time. I said, 'No thank you.'

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

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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.

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I started gigging when I was about 16, and I was way too young to be in the clubs.

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Up-tempo or slow tempo, I don't feel that one is better than the other.

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Music rules a lot of my life - I was bitten by the bug young.

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I'm on the road earning my money. I didn't get any million pound record deals. Not unless you're Jedward! I'm doing very well, but I still have a mortgage to pay off. So I'm on the road.

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