Ellie Rowsell

Soft rock isn't weak rock.

— Ellie Rowsell

I felt guilty for not liking subjects like science.

— Ellie Rowsell

It's actually exhausting being not confident.

— Ellie Rowsell

You are inspired by what you see.

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Diversity in any industry should be celebrated.

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Everyone knows a Homer and a Bart.

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I like anything with garlic in it.

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To be honest, I just find the guitar quite hard.

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We take inspiration from multiple different artists.

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We always come back to playing small, intimate shows.

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I really love doing that kind of call-and-response thing.

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If I didn't brush my hair, no one's going to be like, 'Oh my God!' It suits it.

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My dad had an acoustic guitar, and I remember I was like 12 when I started learning to play chords.

— Ellie Rowsell

I've always loved The Strokes, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Queens Of The Stone Age.

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I feel really hurt when people say I look ugly or whatever.

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The main thing we learned from making the first album is that you only regret the things you don't do.

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Sometimes, you can only really get the good ideas to come out when you're not supposed to be in the studio.

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When a label gives you money to make a video, it feels so surreal anyway, the best thing to do is to…

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People used to come to our shows in glitter, because our first album had this glitter on the front cover. So it's…

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I don't know if 'dream-pop' is the term I would use, but I definitely think we like things to feel cinematic and…

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If you're always on the road and you're writing from hotel rooms, or in a van, the songs are just going to…

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There aren't enough songs about how you feel about your friends. Friendship's far more complicated than a romantic relationship, isn't it?

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My dad had a large record collection and had been a big fan of bands since he was young. I always liked…

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I've mastered this by having, unfortunately, lived with my parents my whole life. When you're supposed to be being quiet, but you…

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I went to an all-girls school where most people played the piano or the violin, so I didn't really know anyone who…

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Why are bands like Black Flag allowed to write a song about drinking beer, and they're cult and amazing, and then you…

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With some hindsight, I think I've used playing the guitar to be taken more seriously, when actually I don't really enjoy playing…

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I think when I was younger I was quite adamant not to write love songs. One, probably because I had never been…

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I think if you enjoy writing lyrics, sometimes melody is something that kind of hinders your flow, so sometimes writing without melody…

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I honestly felt sometimes when I was younger that there were maybe constraints within genre, like, 'Oh it's too strange if I…

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You can't expect to just meet someone who's going to teach you the ins and outs of the industry if you're not…

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People are always like, 'What kind of music do you play?' and actually, I've started just saying 'rock music.' Because I feel…

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You should form your own opinions, and I think that's why social media is good because it's an alternative source of information…

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Don't let other people's expectations hold you back.

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I don't really care about fashion, I don't always wear make-up, I don't scrutinise outfits for hours.

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I love having the opportunity to watch other artists play.

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It's quite vulnerable to put out love songs, I think, but then I love listening to love songs.

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If you want to write a song that brings together Miley Cyrus and Metallica, who's to say that's wrong?

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I always loved music, so I wanted to do something in it, but I had to work up the courage.

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I have noticed lots more girls are coming up to me and saying, 'Hey, I started the guitar!'

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