Music is about self-expression and representing the times, and I think fashion is the same. It took me a long time to find my own style, both in terms of fashion and music. — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
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 was so out of it that I refused to let them scan my brain. My dad rushed to my bedside and talked me into having the CAT scan - he told me that I might die… — Eliot Sumner Copy Share
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… — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
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… — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
I'm very much a creature of habit. I don't like to try to new things. — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
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… — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
As a kid, I loved to dress up as Ian Dury and run around hitting people with drumsticks. Members of my family, neighbours, friends,… — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
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… — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
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… — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
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… — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
It stresses me out writing songs,; I get really super nervous and speedy. I feel like I'm possessed. — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
I started listening to a lot of Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young when I was 8 or 9 years old - I had siblings… — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
I like to write from a slightly sad or complicated place. But with a sense of hope and happiness at the same time. — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
