Roland Orzabal Quotes

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Roland Orzabal

Profession : Musician

Birth : August 22, 1961

Bath was hardly known for its rock'n roll. We weren't part of the London scene or the New Romantics or any of that.

Roland Orzabal

All the serious bands, all the punks, came from Bristol.

Roland Orzabal

I can do some vocals in England; I can come across to LA You can do various versions - replace this, replace that. You can use software that almost makes the record for you.

Roland Orzabal

Obviously, the big hits like 'Shout,' 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World,' 'Head Over Heels,' we play live, so there's nothing new about them to me.

Roland Orzabal

It's not good for you to be barred from traveling to certain places in your head because some skeleton is in the closet.

Roland Orzabal

A song about post-teenage angst like 'Mad World' seems to be permanently relevant.

Roland Orzabal

It was brilliant in LA. The kids were young enough for it not to disturb their education and it was an incredibly healthy lifestyle. The weather's so good that you're up every morning, walking in the canyons, playing tennis three times a week.

Roland Orzabal

When you write really good lyrics - and sometimes I did! - they are just a joy to sing.

Roland Orzabal

I always thought I had a difficult childhood 'til I saw the film 'Angela's Ashes'.

Roland Orzabal

I kept a lid on my feelings at school but, when I was 18, dropped out of everything and couldn't even be bothered to get out of bed.

Roland Orzabal

I was, like, the guy who sat at the front of the class and did his homework and did everyone else's homework and got A grades.

Roland Orzabal

I think that definitely any trauma - whether it's childhood or later in life - affects you negatively, especially when it's suppressed, but there's so much of us which is already in place.

Roland Orzabal

I was halfway through writing a gothic, country house mystery when, out of the blue, I received an email inviting me to audition for the ITV show, 'Popstar To Operastar.'

Roland Orzabal