There was an angry wave in the '70s, a strong feminist angry wave. I remember thinking - oh my God - I… — Viv Albertine Anger Copy Share Image
It's all very well for the Kinks and Damon Albarn to sing those songs and sneer at Mr. Nine to Five, but… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I could be completely mad and sound like David Icke, but I just find people with blue eyes colder, less passionate, and… — Viv Albertine Blue Copy Share Image
I have a daughter. I have my imagination. I have friends. I, in no way, am going to louse that up with… — Viv Albertine Children Copy Share Image
I get the same lurching thrill now when I'm about to sit down to an egg mayonnaise sandwich and a packet of… — Viv Albertine Adventure Copy Share Image
I never thought of myself as a strong person until I wrote my first book, and people started to say, 'You're a… — Viv Albertine Books Copy Share Image
“I can't imagine what a happy home is like: parents cuddling and laughing, music playing, books on the shelves, discussions round the… — Viv Albertine Happiness Copy Share Image
Punk was such an exciting time because there were no rules. You could go and knock on Sun Ra's door - and… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I read a lot when I was young. All the obvious, all the greats, from 'Le Grand Meaulnes,' 'To Kill a Mockingbird,'… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
My mother was so ignorant of what could have befallen me and was probably so exhausted - she was one of the… — Viv Albertine Freedom Copy Share Image
I think sometimes men find it easier to be a carer than an accessory. I mean, most women I know in bands… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
“I think there’s something very healthy about keeping your own cave clean. It is a good barometer of how your life is… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I think young men and boys are taught to fail. It's nothing to them; they do sport, they fall over, they shout,… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
Doctors didn't know if I would survive. The cancer was too big to operate on, so they blitzed it with chemotherapy and… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
Both my parents lived through a world war. My grandparents lived through two world wars. And they didn't go around saying, 'Look… — Viv Albertine Army Copy Share Image
I want to say to younger women especially that it's OK to be an outsider. It's OK to admit to your rage.… — Viv Albertine Anger Copy Share Image
I copied John Lennon; I copied a bit of David Bowie. It's such a shame, and I'm so glad that now young… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I'm still angry at so much - class, gender, society, the way we are constantly mentally coerced into behaving a certain way… — Viv Albertine Angry Copy Share Image
I like to smell a book before I start it. I fold over the pages, write comments in the margins, leave it… — Viv Albertine Book Copy Share Image
If I didn't live in London, I would live in Glasgow. I love the colour of the brick and the black ironwork.… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I always felt very free about experimenting with clothes. I was into clothes in a big way from a young age. Not… — Viv Albertine Age Copy Share Image
“I love that word. Forever. I love that forever doesn't exist, but we have a word for it anyway, and use it… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I do read a lot of autobiographies and biographies but from people who are not in my field - older women, older… — Viv Albertine Art Copy Share Image
