Gabrielle Aplin Quotes

"I think it's all about the people who listen to your music, and loving playing and writing. Once you've got those two, and they're your main two priorities, then radio and TV and all the other stuff that comes with it will come. But that's not the be-all end-all."

"I am never without my lyric book. If anything inspirational happens, I have it there so nothing's forgotten."

"I met Jared Leto at Soho House in Berlin."

"For a lot of pop performers, fame and celebrity is part of the job. But for singer-songwriters, no one really cares."

"I love pop music. I love drum and bass, Calvin Harris, all these electronic things, but it's nice to have something organic as well."

"I feel very English. I'm proud of it. I wanted there to be a thread connecting everything, the songs, clothes, artwork, even the string arrangements. It all creates a certain atmosphere."

"I write songs, and I sing them. I never formulated a plan; I can't tell anyone else how to do this. But it feels right, so I just kind of enjoy it and get on with it."

"I think it's nice to work and then have success."

"I just write songs and hope that they do well. I'm sure there is some pressure from someone at the label, but I'd rather keep away from it."

"I still listen to a lot of the classics from Bob Dylan and John Martin, but I love electronic music as well. I'm a big fan of an Australian DJ and producer called Flume, who I think is incredible. He should be more successful in the U.K.!"

"I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out."

"I still love records, and I've been fortunate that my parents bought me a record player so I didn't just have my vinyls to stare at!"

"I feel more comfortable in a place like Brighton - a town, with one centre, one bus station, one train station. And there are so many arty, creative people, and things are less rushed, less stressed."

"I have hundreds and hundreds of people from Brazil, Chile, Columbia and Argentina, every day, buying my music and telling me about it online."

"Labels fund things and have resources for you to use. But just because you sign doesn't mean you sign yourself away so they can then tell you what to do. You need to have a plan yourself before they do."

"When I was releasing EPs by myself, I was generating royalties. And when I signed, I thought I'd put those royalties into other artists. And interestingly, streaming is most of the income for those artists."

"I don't feel like a pop star. I like being able to live my life the same as my mates. I don't get recognised much."

"When I first got signed, I bought a vintage guitar from the 1930s for £1000. I've bought a £400 SLR camera, too, which was quite extravagant."

"I'm really busy, but I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything."

"I'm quite annoying and can't imagine what it would be like living with me 24/7."

"I'm really into fashion, but I don't really spend that much on clothes. I manage to find everything I want at a good price."

"I wrote poetry before I wrote songs, and T.S. Eliot was my inspiration. I love his honesty and try to bring that to my own songwriting."

"I grew up listening to Nick Drake. Without him, I would not write music - and 'Pink Moon' is my favourite LP."

"I'd love to write for One Direction. I think they've done incredibly well."

"I wouldn't just lay my voice on anything. But I'd love to do a collaboration, like a Calvin Harris track, for example."

"When I went to City of Bath College, I studied the music business."

"I love the folk-rock of the Seventies and the pop of the Eighties."

"My parents are music fans, even though neither of them play an instrument. I was exposed to their record collection, so I love everything from Joni Mitchell to Bruce Springsteen."

"It's important to have good tunes, but words are the thing for me."