Song Quotes by Olly Alexander

I want to do a song with Rihanna - we need to make that work.

— Olly Alexander

All the best songs have an element of sadness.

— Olly Alexander

I can't play guitar well at all, so I had to learn that.

— Olly Alexander

I think music can be therapeutic and a really positive thing, but that seeing a therapist is the best form of therapy…

— Olly Alexander

At 13 I taught myself piano from an old song book, and Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides Now' was the first song I learned.

— Olly Alexander

I feel like you could listen to any Bon Iver song and it would make you cry. They're all so heart-wrenching.

— Olly Alexander

I've been writing a lot of songs about my personal life and identity. That can be a real healing process.

— Olly Alexander

We could perform in space or be the first band to play moon, but we want to be the first 'Star Wars'…

— Olly Alexander

I feel like listening to sad songs are a way of narrating your life and confirming your identity.

— Olly Alexander

My lyrics are about same-sex relationships, because that's who I am. It was important to me that I felt comfortable expressing myself.

— Olly Alexander

I was obsessed with Jeff Buckley for a while - I was convinced that Jeff Buckley and I were communicating with each…

— Olly Alexander

Felt really low as a teenager and hearing music from artists that could express their pain in a way that is beautiful…

— Olly Alexander

I've done bits of writing for other people but when I'm writing music as Years & Years, I'm using my life and…

— Olly Alexander

My mum listened to stuff like Alanis Morissette and Tori Amos, but she also listened to a lot of '80s stuff like…

— Olly Alexander