Nothing gets my hackles up like being told I can't do something. — Lauren Mayberry Being Copy Share Image
I don't want to sound negative here, but I don't know any lady that was surprised by #MeToo. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I don't know Justin Bieber so I wouldn't want to marry a man I don't know. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I've been into short stories ever since I read an Angela Carter collection when I was a teenager. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
We were overwhelmed by how much the first album connected with people, but I wouldn't put us in the 'pop star' realm. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
A good song to one person could just be something mediocre to somebody else. It's always strange thinking about how songs connect… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
There are so many problems with feminism, as women spend a lot of time telling other women what to do, and that… — Lauren Mayberry Feminism Copy Share Image
Objectification, whatever its form, is not something anyone should have to 'just deal with.' — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Obviously, when you're working at things, you all hope that people will relate to it. — Lauren Mayberry Hope Copy Share Image
There were times in my early 20s where I dealt with some anxiety and depression issues. At that time, it just feels… — Lauren Mayberry Anxiety Copy Share Image
For us, the stuff we know is writing songs, playing shows, and that's what we're trying to concentrate on. Not trying to… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
One guy came to a show and was like, 'You're going to be huge. I can see it in my mind's eye.… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
If you were 12, and Beyonce was up onstage saying to you, 'You get to do exactly whatever you want to do,'… — Lauren Mayberry Awesome Copy Share Image
Even in the early stages, you can tell who thinks you're an idiot singing songs someone else has written for you. We… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I'm conscious of what bands we tour with and what companies I want to be associated with, even in the small things:… — Lauren Mayberry Make a difference Copy Share Image
If people are really hateful and disgusting in the way they treat other people, that probably came from a hurt place -… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
It was always very important for us that we presented ourselves as a band, because it's a three-part writing process and it's… — Lauren Mayberry Assumption Copy Share Image
A relationship can be deeply damaging without anyone leaving marks on you. So many people - especially young women - end up… — Lauren Mayberry Abuse Copy Share Image
I'm sure that a lot of women and men feel differently about it, but for me this isn't about being the girl… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
When people say stuff to us casually in reviews, if they write about it in a condescending way with really gendered language,… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
No matter how many people try, no matter how many fancy songwriters in Los Angeles try to break it down to a… — Lauren Mayberry Brain Copy Share Image
Everyone's [ me, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty] equally involved in all the writing. Normally we'll start with a sample or a… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Making sure that we interact with the fanbase in a way that feels right to us has been really important. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Ultimately, what we're striving for is people being allowed to do what they want and not feeling they should or shouldn't do… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Every conversation we have as a band is about gender in some way, and it's been like that from the beginning. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Sometimes if you don't take the easy option, it'll pay dividends in the long run. — Lauren Mayberry Dividends Copy Share Image
If you give me half an hour on the Internet, I can hate myself completely by the end of that 30 minutes. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I'm not in the business of telling people 'DIY or die,' but I do think it's important to be as hands-on with… — Lauren Mayberry Business Copy Share Image
Is the casual objectification of women so commonplace that we should all just suck it up, roll over, and accept defeat? I… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
After the first album, I spent a lot of time being like, 'I'm not really a singer.' That kind of mentality doesn't… — Lauren Mayberry Being Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people spend a lot of time talking about what they hate rather than what they love. I… — Lauren Mayberry Hate Copy Share Image
I try not to say exactly what songs are about sometimes, because I feel like it ruins it for people. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Nobody is strong 100 percent of the time or falling apart 100 percent of the time; sometimes you're doing both at once. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
We were quickly labeled as an outspoken feminist band, which I'm totally fine with. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
We're a band that's never been okay with the status quo. In a way, it's allowed us to be more open and… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
My dissertation was on the idea of feminine-themed women's magazines, so like how the ideal woman is put across by women's magazines. — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
![“Everyone's [ me, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty] equally involved in all the writing. Normally we'll start with a sample or a drumbeat, or a synth sound or something like that, and that will spark the initial idea. And then we'll write an instrumental sketch of a song, and then we put on a nonsense…” quote by Lauren Mayberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/lauren-mayberry-3504_bits_everyone-s-me-iain-cook-and-martin-doher_1387874.jpg)
