Someone will say, 'Shura's album is about being a gay woman in London.' Umm, I feel like my album's just about me. I am a gay woman, and I live in London... It's not about being a gay woman in… — Shura Copy Share Image
In London, I used to play 'Boys of Summer,' but it didn't feel right, because it doesn't apply to your surroundings, to the weather. I remember being in L.A. and listening to that record and going, 'Oh, I get it… — Shura Copy Share Image
People think I'm cool - it's a virtue of my job! In real life I'm absolutely not cool, but I think if you have… — Shura Copy Share Image
I'm massively inspired by Janet Jackson, and I adore Whitney Houston and Madonna. — Shura Copy Share Image
I worked in a post-production facility for television, but in the machine room, so I was one of the nerds, essentially - making sure… — Shura Copy Share Image
Is the mainstream becoming more queer? Or is it the opposite? That artists like me are mainstreaming queer music? — Shura Copy Share Image
I love camping, everything about it - tents, the camping stove, sleeping bags. I'm obsessed with technology, be it synthesizers and speakers or tents… — Shura Copy Share Image
I'd written songs since I was 16, but I never thought that I would be a musician full time. — Shura Copy Share Image
There's something about rhythm and bass sections generally, how the bass and drums interact, that's basically the soul of any song. — Shura Copy Share Image
'Nothing's Real' is about my first-ever panic attack, which I had about four months after getting my record deal. — Shura Copy Share Image
A recording of a moment in time, where I was physically there, and it's now in a song for all eternity, in a way.… — Shura Copy Share Image
I would feel really dishonest writing a song that was really sassy, or really confident, because I'm not a supremely confident being. I think… — Shura Copy Share Image
Pop music often deals with subject matter like breakups, or you have songs that are like, "I will love you forever," or "you're so… — Shura Copy Share Image
