Top 100 Paloma Faith Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “I’m surrounded by friends and family who are not that impressed by celebrity. They don’t have any problem telling me I’m acting like an idiot or I’m not that funny.”

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52. “When I do my shows, it’s really cross-generational. Sometimes there’s three generations there.”

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53. “I think I’d be a million times more successful and more iconic if I was a singer in the ’40s. I’d be allowed a level of mystery, and I think I’d suit that decade.”

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54. “I’m really into food; it’s one of my favourite things – everything from potato waffles to lobster.”

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55. “I’ve got so many clothes; I can dress in any style.”

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56. “You feel a sense of elation seeing yourself on a billboard.”

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57. “I’d rather be on my own than be with a violent man.”

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58. “My favourite authors are Milan Kundera and Jeanette Winterson.”

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59. “All creative people have to have vulnerability because those nuances are what move people. So I’m deeply insecure – but I’m good at hiding it.”

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60. “My desire to experiment comes from my attention-deficit approach to cosmetics. I just get really bored, really easily.”

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61. “I’m very affected by what I watch and read.”

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62. “I just really want to make albums – and however I can, I will.”

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63. “I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I’m not a free person.”

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64. “I’m so used to changing time zones that I can sleep at any time. I’m rarely ever tossing and turning – if I am, it’s really a big deal.”

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65. “I get plenty of, ‘Is that song about me?’ from men but I just tell them to get over themselves.”

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66. “I like not to feel that all my eggs are in one basket, or I get nervous.”

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67. “There are lots of beautiful areas in England, and I am lucky enough to live in a stunning part of a very beautiful area.”

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68. “You know, my mum’s always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as opposed to feminism or sexism – so it just meant that my gender was not relevant to what I was capable of achieving.”

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69. “We live in a society where everything’s packaged.”

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70. “I vote Labour and can’t begin to acknowledge anything good that comes from a Tory.”

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71. “I don’t understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have.”

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72. “I want my shows to be eerie and mysterious.”

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73. “I try to stick to a certain diet all the time, and then when I feel like a reward, I have it. I try to stick to no dairy, no sugar, no wheat.”

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74. “I’ve spent a lot of time being bohemian and sleeping on floors, but eventually I want to have kids and I want to bring them up in a secure environment.”

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75. “I think soul is soul. I don’t see new soul as any different to old soul.”

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76. “Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.”

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77. “I wasn’t really comfortable reading until I was 12.”

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78. “Working with Terry Gilliam was magic – I’ve been watching his films since I was little.”

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79. “I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that’s where all that influence comes from.”

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80. “Sometimes when you’ve got too much money you lose your imagination.”

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81. “Anything that’s on television as often as someone on ‘The X Factor’ is what’s successful. That doesn’t mean that I condone that or think that it’s right. To be honest, I’d be the first to say I think it’s a shame. But if that’s the way it is then that’s the way it is.”

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82. “Mum doesn’t like it when I mention that Dad’s a better cook than her. He was born in Spain and spent eight years in Portugal and is exceptional at lots of cuisines.”

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83. “If I go out with no make-up and a tracksuit on, nobody comes up to me. And if they do, I won’t do a photo because I wouldn’t want any photographic evidence.”

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84. “I’d love to say that I could write political songs, but I don’t feel clued-up enough.”

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85. “I don’t connect much with the present. I have more of an affinity for what came in the past.”

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86. “I try not to brand myself ‘weird’ any more because it sticks.”

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87. “I don’t normally have time to read, so when I go away I like to take a few books.”

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88. “Compared to a lot of artists, I’m usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots.”

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89. “I just have an inability to lie.”

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90. “I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I’m out running.”

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91. “Anybody who says they don’t want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they’re in the business of selling records is a bit silly.”

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92. “I don’t feel I fit in with morning television because I’m like a vampire and I like to stay up late.”

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93. “I’m not a pop act, churning stuff out really quickly. I find the music that arises from that style of working is distracted, not particularly profound.”

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94. “I design all my sets. With my tour and my album artwork, I co-design that with people who are better at drawing than me. But I’ve got a good imagination. I went to art school so I understand how to communicate my ideas.”

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95. “I think initially, the record industry struggled a lot with digital media because there are a lot of aspects to it that can potentially destroy our industry.”

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96. “I travel regularly and have learnt to be very methodical as far as packing is concerned. For example, I always check the weather in advance of where I’m going to ensure that I’ve packed the right clothes.”

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97. “If I see something that inspires me, I’ll dress like it.”

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98. “I use debit cards for everyday purchases, as I don’t believe in credit cards. But this has caused problems, especially with American touring, because I refuse to have a credit card – and in America you can’t pay for anything on a debit card.”

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99. “Ever since I was little, my mum used to choose an outfit for me and lay it on the bed so I’d know what I was wearing the next day. I never went to a uniformed school, so I always had an outfit – and I never really grew out of that, I don’t think.”

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100. “I feel quite excited about the possibility of working on multiple albums. There’s something really iconic about having a catalog featuring a lot of albums, and I’d love to have that legacy.”

— Paloma Faith