I thought I had a clear picture of death, but now I know it's a mystery and it will always be a mystery, although it is something we all have in common: everybody knows that life ends with death. — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image
We're thinking about printing the lyrics with the next record so that people can find their own meaning in them. But then they would start having a life of their own, and I think the Portishead music should stay a… — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image
I've had a wordless phase, and that's still not entirely over: what I sing is not always literally meant that way, and you can… — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image
I still don't like doing interviews. I hardly do any... I hope this will be the last one for a long while. — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image
I think that after a year of Portishead I've become a little more sober. — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image
A lot of people question my image and why I do what I do, and the answer is because this is how I want… — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image
You feel the music needs something but you don't know what. So you start searching, fitting, measuring, trying. Every time you try another angle.… — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image
There's not only emotion in the way you sing but also in what you sing. That way I can compensate it. — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image
I try to imagine how we would live if we didn't know we were going to die. Would we live our lives differently? Less… — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image
I thought I had a clear picture of death, but now I know it's a mystery and it will always be a mystery, although… — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image
The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very… — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image
Let's get one thing straight: there's no such thing as the Bristol sound. — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image