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> [I don't look into myself too much. I don't think I'm shy so much as a better listener than I am a speaker. I just really don't wish for attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/i-don-t-look-into-myself-too-much-i-don-t-think-i-m-shy-so-much-as-a/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

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## More by Eliot Sumner

> [In 2009, I fractured my skull in a freak accident at an L.A. restaurant. I suffered a seizure and was rushed into hospital. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/in-2009-i-fractured-my-skull-in-a-freak-accident-at-an-l-a-restaurant/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to music. I like studio gear. I'm always looking it up on eBay and seeing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/i-m-a-bit-of-a-geek-when-it-comes-to-music-i-like-studio-gear-i-m/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [I think I have a lot of energy, and most of it is quite aggressive energy. But in a positive way, I think. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/i-think-i-have-a-lot-of-energy-and-most-of-it-is-quite-aggressive/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [I'm very much a creature of habit. I don't like to try to new things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/i-m-very-much-a-creature-of-habit-i-don-t-like-to-try-to-new-things/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [I make my songs slightly abstract so that people can interpret them their own way. I think that's a lot more special, so you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/i-make-my-songs-slightly-abstract-so-that-people-can-interpret-them/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [As a kid, I loved to dress up as Ian Dury and run around hitting people with drumsticks. Members of my family, neighbours, friends,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/as-a-kid-i-loved-to-dress-up-as-ian-dury-and-run-around-hitting/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [I don't look into myself too much. I don't think I'm shy so much as a better listener than I am a speaker. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/i-don-t-look-into-myself-too-much-i-don-t-think-i-m-shy-so-much-as-a/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [I think everyone's got an obstacle in their career that they have to challenge. I think, in a way, that pushes you to prove…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/i-think-everyone-s-got-an-obstacle-in-their-career-that-they-have-to/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [My French is terrible, and my Spanish is even worse. I find Spanish really difficult. They speak so quickly, whereas in German, it's very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/my-french-is-terrible-and-my-spanish-is-even-worse-i-find-spanish/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [It stresses me out writing songs,; I get really super nervous and speedy. I feel like I'm possessed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/it-stresses-me-out-writing-songs-i-get-really-super-nervous-and/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [I started listening to a lot of Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young when I was 8 or 9 years old - I had siblings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/i-started-listening-to-a-lot-of-jimi-hendrix-and-neil-young-when-i/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [I like to write from a slightly sad or complicated place. But with a sense of hope and happiness at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/i-like-to-write-from-a-slightly-sad-or-complicated-place-but-with-a/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [I like to move around. It suits me. I grew up in Wiltshire on a farm, and that's the only place I call home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/i-like-to-move-around-it-suits-me-i-grew-up-in-wiltshire-on-a-farm/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [It's always best to challenge yourself and go to a place out of your comfort zone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/it-s-always-best-to-challenge-yourself-and-go-to-a-place-out-of-your/)

[Eliot Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-sumner/)

> [With social networks these days, everyone needs to know everything all the time. But the problem is, people are so used to short snippets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-sumner/with-social-networks-these-days-everyone-needs-to-know-everything-all/)

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