Myself Quote by Eliot Sumner

In 2009, I fractured my skull in a freak accident at an L.A. restaurant. I suffered a seizure and was rushed into hospital. I…

— Eliot Sumner

I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to music. I like studio gear. I'm always looking it up on eBay and seeing…

— Eliot Sumner

I think I have a lot of energy, and most of it is quite aggressive energy. But in a positive way, I think. It's…

— Eliot Sumner

I'm very much a creature of habit. I don't like to try to new things.

— Eliot Sumner

I make my songs slightly abstract so that people can interpret them their own way. I think that's a lot more special, so you…

— Eliot Sumner

As a kid, I loved to dress up as Ian Dury and run around hitting people with drumsticks. Members of my family, neighbours, friends,…

— Eliot Sumner

I don't look into myself too much. I don't think I'm shy so much as a better listener than I am a speaker. I…

— Eliot Sumner

I think everyone's got an obstacle in their career that they have to challenge. I think, in a way, that pushes you to prove…

— Eliot Sumner

My French is terrible, and my Spanish is even worse. I find Spanish really difficult. They speak so quickly, whereas in German, it's very…

— Eliot Sumner

It stresses me out writing songs,; I get really super nervous and speedy. I feel like I'm possessed.

— Eliot Sumner

I started listening to a lot of Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young when I was 8 or 9 years old - I had siblings…

— Eliot Sumner

I like to write from a slightly sad or complicated place. But with a sense of hope and happiness at the same time.

— Eliot Sumner