Laura Marling Quotes

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Laura Marling

Profession : Musician

Birth : February 1, 1990

I am slightly fascinated by the question of whether humanity is capable of change. I may have come to the conclusion that we're not, but we keep trying.

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My songs are not pretty. They're what I call optimistic realism.

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It took a lot of time and practice for me to realise that there's no point trying to be something you're not.

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I love the way you can fall in love with a piece of literature; how words alone can get your heart doing that.

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People don't appreciate music any more. They don't adore it. They don't buy vinyl and just love it. They love their laptops like their best friend, but they don't love a record for its sound quality and its artwork.

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No one starts playing my kind of music to make a fortune. But I do want to keep doing what I do and I do want to continue selling records. And I would, eventually, quite like some money.

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When a song wants to be written, it will be written.

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I'm incredibly neurotic and a control freak. I like the thought that if there's going to be anyone to blame it's going to be me.

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I'm a lot more observational than personal in my writing. My writing is mostly a lot of questions without answers.

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I get up, go and get a coffee, and go do the crossword - I'm loyal to one particular paper, the 'Guardian' - and that's my idea of a perfect morning.

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I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.

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When I'm singing I feel like I'm talking to someone. I'm in conversation when I perform - either with myself or with whomever is listening.

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All my songs come from me because I only seem able to write about myself and my experiences.

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I definitely tell things at arm's length but that is conscious. No part of me wants everybody to know what's going on.

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The romanticised life, where all the great poetry and music and art of the world comes from, is great but it requires a lot of self-indulgence.

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I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.

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I've always loved books by the Bronte sisters. I love Jane Austen, too. I'm more influenced by people like her than by pop culture.

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People think I look odd onstage. But the way I deal with being incredibly nervous is by concentrating really hard.

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I don't need to sell tons of records, but I want longevity. I want to make music for the rest of my life.

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