I'm very shy and awkward; I can't have a normal conversation, and then people think I'm being a bit rude, but really I'm not. — 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… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
It stresses me out writing songs,; I get really super nervous and speedy. I feel like I'm possessed. — Eliot Sumner Copy Share
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
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
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. — Eliot Sumner Copy Share
It's always best to challenge yourself and go to a place out of your comfort zone. — Eliot Sumner Copy Share
With social networks these days, everyone needs to know everything all the time. But the problem is, people are so used to short snippets… — Eliot Sumner Copy Share
