Cacie Dalager's voice is beautiful, and her lyrics break my heart. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
The music industry isn't unionised in the same way Hollywood is. If I've got a problem, who do I go to? — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I guess, at the end of the day, I want to be viewed as a musician. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I try not to say exactly what songs are about sometimes, because I feel like it ruins it for people. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Every conversation we have as a band is about gender in some way, and it's been like that from the beginning. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
We come from a more alternative rock band background, and it's interesting to see the things that people think we should or… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
A good song to one person could just be something mediocre to somebody else. It's always strange thinking about how songs connect… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Even in the early stages, you can tell who thinks you're an idiot singing songs someone else has written for you. We… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
No matter how many people try, no matter how many fancy songwriters in Los Angeles try to break it down to a… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Moving from a first to a second album is an incredibly transitional time for any band because you never get to make… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Some musicians don't have strong opinions, or they deliberately don't have strong opinions because they want to try and sell as many… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I've definitely read interviews with people where they've explained exactly what they wrote something about and I've been like: "Oh no, I… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I never wanted to write really cheesy pop lyrics - like, 'baby, baby, the sun is shining' - that's not something that… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I think I have a vested interest in thinking that the lyrics are important, but I think for us it's important that… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
For us, the stuff we know is writing songs, playing shows, and that's what we're trying to concentrate on. Not trying to… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
It was always very important for us that we presented ourselves as a band, because it's a three-part writing process and it's… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
When people say, 'Stay in your lane; you're a musician, so you should only talk about music,' what do you think songs… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I've been in bands since I was about fifteen, so there are probably quite a lot of terrible teenage songs kicking about… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Everyone's [ me, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty] equally involved in all the writing. Normally we'll start with a sample or a… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Just because I front the band or we play bigger stages now, it doesn't mean we somehow suddenly changed the way we… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
No matter how many people try, no matter how many fancy songwriters in Los Angeles try to break it down to a… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
We're a band that's never been okay with the status quo. In a way, it's allowed us to be more open and… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I learned drumming as a second instrument because I didn't want to sing. Sometimes I would quite like to be left in… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I speak a little bit of French and German, but apparently, I'm really bad at Dutch. The pronunciations are quite hard. I tried to… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
I don't buy into this idea that pop has to be frivolous or vacuous, and we've never subscribed to that. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
I think looking at the front row of a Chvrches show is really diverse. It could be 50-year-old dudes who love Depeche Mode or… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
We come from a more alternative rock band background, and it's interesting to see the things that people think we should or shouldn't do… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
Makeup and clothing and all that should be a fun way to be creative and express yourself. Just like in nature, where birds have… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
Objectification, whatever its form, is not something anyone should have to 'just deal with.' — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
Even in the early stages, you can tell who thinks you're an idiot singing songs someone else has written for you. We never wanted… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
We should all be able to have faith that our governments are working in our best interests - and if they aren't, then they… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
Just because I get to coast around in a nice, cushy little bubble, that's not how it is for everybody. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
I've been in bands since I was about fifteen, so there are probably quite a lot of terrible teenage songs kicking about somewhere. I'm… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
Making sure that we interact with the fanbase in a way that feels right to us has been really important. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
I think about politics, so it would be inauthentic not to talk about it. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
I don't want to be the front for somebody else's creativity and sell that day in, day out. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share
![“Everyone's [ me, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty] equally involved in all the writing. Normally we'll start with a sample or a drumbeat, or a synth sound or something like that, and that will spark the initial idea. And then we'll write an instrumental sketch of a song, and then we put on a nonsense…” quote by Lauren Mayberry](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c9c/lauren-mayberry-3504_bits_everyone-s-me-iain-cook-and-martin-doher_1387874.jpg)
