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I'm quite glad I never learned to play the guitar, because I think I'd write songs that were more classically structured. As it is, I've had to create my own way of writing, which isn't typical. Everything's a big crescendo.

Florence Welch

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Florence Welch
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: August 28
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London
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Florence Leontine Mary Welch
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The aesthetic came along the way, I think - just through experimenting, and going on tour, and trying stuff out on stage, having fun with it, and not taking it too seriously. If I had a ballgown at home, I'd wear it onstage. If I found something in a charity shop, I'd wear it. That's where it grew from - just wanting to play dress-up.
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Sometimes I wish for falling Wish for the release Wish for falling through the air To give me some relief Because falling's not the problem When I'm falling I'm in peace It's only when I hit the ground It causes all the grief
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Lay me down, Let the only sound, Be the overflow, Pockets full of stones.
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I try to maintain a healthy dose of daydreaming, to remain sane.
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You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.
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