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title: "15 Really Quotes By Bat for Lashes"
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> [I don't think music is the first thing I turn to. For me, I think visual art is more the thing. Sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-don-t-think-music-is-the-first-thing-i-turn-to-for-me-i-think/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [The record company doesn't know what to do with me, because I'm not a Lily Allen, but I'm not really an indie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/the-record-company-doesn-t-know-what-to-do-with-me-because-i-m-not-a/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [When I finished touring 'Fur and Gold,' I was just like, 'What am I doing? What do I have? Where is my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/when-i-finished-touring-fur-and-gold-i-was-just-like-what-am-i-doing/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [I get people being frightened of me. One time I did this photo shoot where I had hairy armpits - I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-get-people-being-frightened-of-me-one-time-i-did-this-photo-shoot/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [I think Deborah Harry has a really sexy, cool and quite playful sex-kitten kind of style I really like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-think-deborah-harry-has-a-really-sexy-cool-and-quite-playful-sex/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [I always think that the exceptional people are those who remain outsiders but still communicate on a grand scale. I think I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-always-think-that-the-exceptional-people-are-those-who-remain/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [Mentorship is really important. I really like to talk to people who have been in the music industry much longer than me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/mentorship-is-really-important-i-really-like-to-talk-to-people-who/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [There's a part of me that wishes I could go out in T-shirt and jeans, 'cause I really love Patti Smith, Cat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/there-s-a-part-of-me-that-wishes-i-could-go-out-in-t-shirt-and-jeans/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [I was a nursery school teacher, and I worked with youth groups. I loved that job. It was exhausting, but you got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-was-a-nursery-school-teacher-and-i-worked-with-youth-groups-i-loved/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [I'm not really frightened by experimenting - that's the main thing. I really like mixing very old beautiful pieces that are from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-m-not-really-frightened-by-experimenting-that-s-the-main-thing-i/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [I have been listening a lot to The Carpenters and Neil Diamond, Elton John, and thinking, like, 'God, it'd be great to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-have-been-listening-a-lot-to-the-carpenters-and-neil-diamond-elton/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [I got really good input up until the age of 11, which is perfect. That's when adolescence starts, when I would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-got-really-good-input-up-until-the-age-of-11-which-is-perfect-that/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [When I'm doing just music all the time, it can get really overwhelming. It's always challenging to switch it up a bit.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/when-i-m-doing-just-music-all-the-time-it-can-get-really-overwhelming/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [I get invited to premieres, and I've been to a few fashion shows and stuff, but I always get really bored. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-get-invited-to-premieres-and-i-ve-been-to-a-few-fashion-shows-and/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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> [There's this label called Neurotica by these sweet girls that have given me some lovely things to wear, and we might collaborate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/there-s-this-label-called-neurotica-by-these-sweet-girls-that-have/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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## Other authors on Really

## More by Bat for Lashes

> [Music's free and music's for everyone to enjoy and express and interpret. It transcends countries and times and decades.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/music-s-free-and-music-s-for-everyone-to-enjoy-and-express-and/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [I was brought up by the English side of my family, who are very repressed and working class. Absolutely lovely, but very English.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-was-brought-up-by-the-english-side-of-my-family-who-are-very/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [I think Deborah Harry has a really sexy, cool and quite playful sex-kitten kind of style I really like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-think-deborah-harry-has-a-really-sexy-cool-and-quite-playful-sex/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [We walked arm in arm but I didn't feel his touch a desire I'd first tried to hide. That tingling inside was gone and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/we-walked-arm-in-arm-but-i-didn-t-feel-his-touch-a-desire-i-d-first/)

[Bat For Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [There's something in me that loves to inspire people: when I'm playing music, I imagine all this sparkly stardust going through everyone. I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/there-s-something-in-me-that-loves-to-inspire-people-when-i-m-playing/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [It's very much to do with how I'm feeling ... I love to be experimental and use eclectic mismatched things and put them together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/it-s-very-much-to-do-with-how-i-m-feeling-i-love-to-be-experimental/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [David Bowie worked with Brian Eno and dressed up in extraordinary clothes, but he was also a brilliant songwriter who captured the thoughts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/david-bowie-worked-with-brian-eno-and-dressed-up-in-extraordinary/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [There's a part of me that wishes I could go out in T-shirt and jeans, 'cause I really love Patti Smith, Cat Power, girls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/there-s-a-part-of-me-that-wishes-i-could-go-out-in-t-shirt-and-jeans/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [When I was little, people like Talking Heads were on the radio. There was something geeky yet groundbreaking about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/when-i-was-little-people-like-talking-heads-were-on-the-radio-there/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [I had Halloween parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-had-halloween-parties-every-year-as-it-was-my-birthday-five-days/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [I think what I wanted to do was meet someone who knew more than me about songwriting structure and progressions and middle eights and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-think-what-i-wanted-to-do-was-meet-someone-who-knew-more-than-me/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [I always think that the exceptional people are those who remain outsiders but still communicate on a grand scale. I think I want everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-always-think-that-the-exceptional-people-are-those-who-remain/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [Each album takes two or two-and-a-half years to finish between recording and touring. It's like being with an old boyfriend every single night watching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/each-album-takes-two-or-two-and-a-half-years-to-finish-between/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [I was a nursery school teacher, and I worked with youth groups. I loved that job. It was exhausting, but you got a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-was-a-nursery-school-teacher-and-i-worked-with-youth-groups-i-loved/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

> [I find the world pretty overwhelming, so I'm getting into meditation and doing lots of yoga. And I love my garden, and I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-find-the-world-pretty-overwhelming-so-i-m-getting-into-meditation/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

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