Sophie Ellis Bextor Quotes

Some people are really good at packaging themselves, but that's not really me.

Yeah, I'm not really a morning person.

I'm a sucker for sad disco pop.

A lot of what inspired many musicians is celebrating differences, and people relate to that - more people feel like the unpopular, freaky one than the one in the in-crowd.

I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts.

Some people can get away with being very sexy to men and not looking like a complete cow, but I didn't think I was in a position where people knew me well enough

I tasted huge success with my first album, and when it's happening it feels like a roller coaster you can't get off. You should be very careful about wishing for success on that scale.

I'm all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don't get a good service.

I used to be hung up on my figure, but it's a waste of time. I don't believe in diets. Have four pints one night, be healthy the next.

My parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood.

I think there's quite a lot of cowardice in music. I don't mind if it goes wrong, I just want to go for it.

Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I like it, it doesn't matter if it cost £200 or £2. I'm attracted to things rather than labels.

When I first started out, I got criticism for the way I looked. I think, now, it's a good thing because, why would you want to look like everyone else?

Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night.

Two premature babies was not a genetic thing; we were just unlucky.

On my wedding day. I didn't want a natural, blushing-bride look - I had a full-on hairdo and red lips. I thought it would be disingenuous to do the whole virginal look, so even though I had the white dress, I had pink net underneath.

In real life, I'm not super-posh but if that's the stereotype, I really don't care. It could be worse.

I don't know why people think I'm polished - I often leave the house with buttons missing and ladders in my tights.

Now when I say Sophie Ellis-Bextor I feel that's not really me because that's become this entity from doing the gigs and the shows and the make-up contracts and whatever else.

Come rain or shine I walk short distances rather than taking my car.

I was an only child, but then my parents resettled with different partners, and I am now one of six.

I'm really interested in fashion but at the same time I find it quite competitive. Second-hand stuff leaves you more open to whatever your own personal style is rather than feeling dictated to by shops.

Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was tempting to write back, but I resisted.

It's hard to feel comfortable in your own skin when you're younger.

I don't think writing or co-writing my songs makes me a better singer, but I haven't really got an excuse not to do it as I've got too many opinions!

Being a chef would be too much hard work.

I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does?

Yes, being educated is definitely an advantage. But having said that, I've met so many people in life who haven't done very well at school but who are still really bright.

There's so many singers, you watch them and a lot of it is waving around. You don't get this feeling that they're really thinking about what they're saying.

The NHS is a bit iffy when you sprain an ankle, but when it's a high-priority issue, it's fantastic. They don't mess about. They're incredibly efficient when things go wrong.

I love getting dressed up. Being a pop star is the most brilliant job for that. A lot of girls love shopping, but they might see the most amazing outfit and think, 'When am I going to wear that?', so it's my duty to exploit the fact I do have events I can wear these things to.

The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry.

You need to have a life outside your career.

I would love to record something with PJ Harvey or Alison Goldfrapp.

In terms of influence, my style icons have been a mixture of Julie Andrews and Olivia Newton-John. When I was little I used to watch 'Grease,' 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Sound of Music' a lot. If you put all those things together you do kind of get my outfits. A slightly tarty nanny in a second-hand outfit. That is pretty much what I wear.

I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere.

I really love being in London at weekends - there's always so much to do.

It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.

That's part of the reason I called the album 'Shoot From The Hip.' I did feel it was time to open up more.

Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the ages of eight and ten I collected avidly. I'd pore over my Stanley Gibbons book, obsessively checking my collection's value. I always hoped I'd stumble across a really valuable one, a Penny Black or an Inverted Jenny, but it wasn't to be.

There are a lot of people out there who lie about their age and I think it does us all a disservice. It can't all be over when you hit 30. That would be rubbish.

I don't want to sound like an old grandmother but actually it's quite nice when you get up early and then, by the time it gets to 10am, you're quite perky and already quite switched on.

Getting up to dance to your own stuff looks pretty pretentious. And leaving the dancefloor when it comes on is just awkward.

I never manage to get to bed early on Sunday night but this doesn't matter, as I don't know one level of exhaustion from another.

Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish.

I'd never really thought about it before, but now you ask I can see that how my parents handled money definitely affected my relationship with it.

I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand.

You learn that, when your children are all right, everything is right in the world.

I can definitely tell when mum has got money because then she likes to go shopping to spend it, whereas dad is steadier and avoids splurges. I like to think I've inherited both sides.

My little boy Sonny makes me laugh all the time. He has good comedic timing.