I think, often, people who do something new creatively don't benefit financially from it - it's the people who come after and… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
We're so tribal in Britain about music. But my music - my guitar playing, the rhythms, et cetera - just express my… — Viv Albertine Guitar Copy Share Image
I've burned all my bridges for the sake of getting as near as I can to the truth. And after years of… — Viv Albertine Bridges Copy Share Image
We grew up during the 'peace and love' of the 1960s, only to discover that there are wars everywhere, and love and… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
Women are constantly taught to think about what other people are thinking, from those 'Jackie' magazine quizzes - 'What's he thinking?' -… — Viv Albertine Being Copy Share Image
When you've fought and fought to keep positive and to keep creative even though there was not a space to be creative,… — Viv Albertine Angry Copy Share Image
If my 18-year-old daughter asked me whether she should lead a truth-hunting, artistic, uncompromising life as I have done, I'd say no,… — Viv Albertine Children Copy Share Image
There are more and more of us women out there who won't be pushed around and will give back a lot more… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
“I go to my doctor, Dr Shah, for a check-up. He says he saw my husband in the surgery last week about… — Viv Albertine End of love Copy Share Image
The older I get, the more the lying, the losing touch with your true thoughts and feelings, and the compromises required to… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
“Daddy, I want to be a pop singer when I grow up.’ There, it’s out, I’ve dared to voice my dream, to… — Viv Albertine Bad fathers Copy Share Image
We were very deliberately not playing 12-bar structures, blues structures, which rock musicians turned into such a cliche. We tried to... listen… — Viv Albertine Blues Copy Share Image
During my childhood and teenage years, everything I knew was at war. My mother and father were at war. My sister and… — Viv Albertine Childhood Copy Share Image
Most female artists - to do what you have to do and to be as honest as you have to be, to… — Viv Albertine Art 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
With the second book, I didn't have an ideal reader in mind, as it developed quite out of my control, this detective… — Viv Albertine Anger Copy Share Image
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
My favourite guitar was - I can't remember if it was '50s or '60s - a pale wood Telecaster, and it made… — Viv Albertine Beautiful Copy Share Image
Look at Kate Bush, Patti Smith, Yoko Ono - three really private people, but when they're on stage or when they're singing,… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I haven't found music comforting since the '80s, but it doesn't mean it's not good - it just doesn't work for me.… — Viv Albertine Age Copy Share Image
I can't stand these autobiographies that start with, you know, 'I was born in Acton, and I went to such and such… — Viv Albertine Autobiographies Copy Share Image
I always love a song about London or about places. I think Britain could do with more of them; America is so… — Viv Albertine America Copy Share Image
