Alison Goldfrapp quotes:

I love escaping into film, because everyday life I find quite troublesome. So any excuse to go into a cinema and say goodbye to the world for a couple of hours, or in a book or whatever, is great.

I live on the edge of Bath. It's really lovely, but its very loveliness freaks me out a bit. It's peaceful, a great antidote to the craziness of being on tour, but sometimes I feel as though I've retired.

I hated my teachers because I knew they didn't care, and I knew they had no control over me, so I hated them even more.

I'm one of those people that, if I'm in the country, I will have a look inside an old church.

I think my cat is adorable, and I probably give it too much fresh chicken. Maybe if I had a child, I'd be giving the chicken to the child.

It's so hard to pick a 'single.' I always want it to be whatever my favorite tune is, but often the record company and the person whose job it is to take it to radio have different ideas.

The two have to go hand in hand - the atmosphere and the music. I actually get rather worried if I can't see the music first. There always needs to be a mood, a feeling, a story, even if it is abstract. There's got to be a narrative to guide things before they're even created.

I think some women try to make you feel you're not all female because you haven't given birth. There are a lot of prejudices. Some women think women who have animals are deeply sad, because what they really want is a child. Mind you, there's probably an element of truth in that.

I had this thing about not giving too much of myself away, so I thought, if I sang lyrics, that's giving too much away. You know, I really didn't want to give myself away.

I'd like a telescope, but I probably wouldn't look at the stars that often. I'd definitely be looking into people's flats most of the time.

No one ever recognises me. Everyone says, 'You don't look like your pictures.'

My dad used to ignore me when I was a kid. He couldn't stand my voice, so he just used to ignore me, and then he'd impersonate me.

You've got to go with what feels instinctive and true to your heart, and filter out all of the other stuff.

I find shopping too stressful. I get hot and flustered and irritated and feel sick after I've bought something.

I'm not very good at cooking, and I'm away all the time, and I like transient living. I get really itchy feet if I stay in one place.

I have a cat. When I was younger, I had a guinea pig.

I think a lot of singers are shy people. I suppose singing on stage is not like talking; you are not as exposed.

I don't think that just because you go on stage you are an exhibitionist.

There's not that much English folk music that is really that appealing.

Any abuse of animals is the same as abuse of men, women, or children.

I think that there are many aspects to the relationship between humans and animals. But briefly, humans appear to have always been fascinated by them from the time of cave paintings and before.

I love entering the bowels of the cinema and immersing myself in another world.

I carry my own food around on tour; I permanently have carrier bags full of cereal and bananas.

I honestly find it easier to dance about in heels than I do to walk down the street in them.

I have no guilt about any of my pleasures.

Always have sunglasses with you. They're great for when you can't be bothered to put make-up on.

I think making an album is a difficult thing.

You don't get bored making an album.

Saying that you've got acoustic instruments and that's traditional and so people will think it's more intimate, that will always be the case. It's a more intimate sound, so it's going to sound more direct whatever you're singing about.