I was somewhat of a mute at school, so people were quite scared! — Eliot Sumner Mute Copy Share Image
I'm very much a creature of habit. I don't like to try to new things. — Eliot Sumner Creature Copy Share Image
I think everyone's got an obstacle in their career that they have to challenge. I think, in a way, that pushes you… — Eliot Sumner Career Copy Share Image
I picked up the guitar when I was 4, and from then, I could never be bored. — Eliot Sumner Bored Copy Share Image
I think I have a lot of energy, and most of it is quite aggressive energy. But in a positive way, I… — Eliot Sumner Aggression Copy Share Image
I like to write from a slightly sad or complicated place. But with a sense of hope and happiness at the same… — Eliot Sumner Complicated Copy Share Image
It's always best to challenge yourself and go to a place out of your comfort zone. — Eliot Sumner Best Copy Share Image
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… — Eliot Sumner Awkward Copy Share Image
I can only be myself, and if I have to suffer for that, that's okay, because to pretend to be somebody else… — Eliot Sumner Myself Copy Share Image
I like to move around. It suits me. I grew up in Wiltshire on a farm, and that's the only place I… — Eliot Sumner Farm Copy Share Image
As a kid, I loved to dress up as Ian Dury and run around hitting people with drumsticks. Members of my family,… — Eliot Sumner Dress Copy Share Image
I knew I wasn't going to write a record as soon as I got signed, because I hadn't had any life experiences.… — Eliot Sumner Life Copy Share Image
With social networks these days, everyone needs to know everything all the time. But the problem is, people are so used to… — Eliot Sumner Attention Copy Share Image
For me, Paul Simon has always been an incredible songwriter, as he writes very complicated songs that sound very simple, and he… — Eliot Sumner Complicated Copy Share Image
Being Sting's daughter hasn't kicked any doors open for me - he has had absolutely nothing to do with my career. It's… — Eliot Sumner Being Copy Share Image
I started listening to a lot of Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young when I was 8 or 9 years old - I… — Eliot Sumner Good Copy Share Image
It's difficult to explain exactly how I react to music, but if it makes me feel anything at all, then I'll have… — Eliot Sumner Difficult Copy Share Image
I make my songs slightly abstract so that people can interpret them their own way. I think that's a lot more special,… — Eliot Sumner Abstract 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… — Eliot Sumner Accident Copy Share Image
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… — Eliot Sumner Attention Copy Share Image
It stresses me out writing songs,; I get really super nervous and speedy. I feel like I'm possessed. — Eliot Sumner Feel Copy Share Image
I was very young when I did 'I Blame Coco,' and I never really recognized that sound as me. — Eliot Sumner Blame Copy Share Image
People always have to have a reference - I think I'll always be in the shadow of my parents. — Eliot Sumner Always Copy Share Image
I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to music. I like studio gear. I'm always looking it up on eBay… — Eliot Sumner Always Copy Share Image
My French is terrible, and my Spanish is even worse. I find Spanish really difficult. They speak so quickly, whereas in German,… — Eliot Sumner Difficult Copy Share Image
I didn't come out as gay; I came out as I don't really believe in gender. — Eliot Sumner Believe Copy Share Image
With a band I feel stronger. It's not just me and my weird thoughts. — Eliot Sumner Band Copy Share Image
On my fourth or fifth birthday, a guitar was given to me, and I made a new friend. A very loud friend. — Eliot Sumner Birthday Copy Share Image
Music is about self-expression and representing the times, and I think fashion is the same. It took me a long time to… — Eliot Sumner Fashion Copy Share Image
I write most of my stuff when I'm on a train or a plane, any mode of transport. I like trains because… — Eliot Sumner Fitness Copy Share Image
Self-sufficiency is vitally important to my self-respect. I never wanted to rely on my parents in that way, because I knew that… — Eliot Sumner Identity Copy Share Image
I'm an extremist. I don't do things in halves. I don't moderate anything. That can be with work or with good things… — Eliot Sumner Anything Copy Share Image
I think, forever, I was trying to figure out maybe... what I am. But I don't think anyone should feel pressured to… — Eliot Sumner Forever Copy Share Image
I would make documentaries if it was a worthy cause. I have a lot of respect for people who put themselves in… — Eliot Sumner Documentaries Copy Share Image
I don't particularly like attention. I like to do things on my own. I like to dress myself. People always ask that… — Eliot Sumner Attention Copy Share Image
