Distance Quote by Beth Gibbons

I've had a wordless phase, and that's still not entirely over: what I sing is not always literally meant that way, and you can…

— Beth Gibbons

I still don't like doing interviews. I hardly do any... I hope this will be the last one for a long while.

— Beth Gibbons

I think that after a year of Portishead I've become a little more sober.

— Beth Gibbons

A lot of people question my image and why I do what I do, and the answer is because this is how I want…

— Beth Gibbons

You feel the music needs something but you don't know what. So you start searching, fitting, measuring, trying. Every time you try another angle.…

— Beth Gibbons

There's not only emotion in the way you sing but also in what you sing. That way I can compensate it.

— Beth Gibbons

I try to imagine how we would live if we didn't know we were going to die. Would we live our lives differently? Less…

— Beth Gibbons

I thought I had a clear picture of death, but now I know it's a mystery and it will always be a mystery, although…

— Beth Gibbons

The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very…

— Beth Gibbons

Let's get one thing straight: there's no such thing as the Bristol sound.

— Beth Gibbons

The blackness of darkness, forever.

— Beth Gibbons

I am a very sensitive person, very impulsive and emotional.

— Beth Gibbons