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All of my songs are about me and my experiences. They're very literal.

Lily Allen

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Lily Allen
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: May 2
Actor
Film Actor
Philanthropist
Presenter
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
Television Presenter
Hammersmith
London
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper
Lily Beatrice Allen
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Experiences

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When I hit a period of not being able to write music, I get up and walk away. It's pretty mean but it's true.
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I know lots of people that take cocaine three nights a week and get up and go to work every day, no problem. But we never hear that side of the story.
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People recognize me all the time now, and there's lots of autograph hunting and smiling. But then I get to play gigs, which are amazing. It's a good job.
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If you can't detect the sarcasm you've misunderstood.
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I don't really see how any song can not feel contrived if it isn't honest, and how could I write honest songs if I don't write about stuff going on in my life and how I'm feeling?
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Perez Hilton is an irritating wasp in the beautiful rose garden that is my life.
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I refuse to put make-up on just because the paparazzi are on my doorstep. I find it morally wrong.
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You know what, my new mantra is this: ANT AND DEC. Ant and Dec. I might get their names tattooed on each wrist. Because they smile, and they never complain, and it seems to work for them and I wish I could be more like that.
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I'm just not a private person. It's not like I do things because I want things to be public it's just that's my way of expressing myself, and I happen to be very famous.
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Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more difficult for artists to make money from the sale of records.
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When I'm in New York my boyfriend buys me sneakers and vice versa.
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I love MySpace it's done an amazing job for me and it's been insane over the past couple of weeks, but I'm not a poster girl for them.
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The Mail Online is like carbs - you know you shouldn't but you do. Probably two or three times a day.
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I just felt like I couldn't deal with the everyday responsibilities of life, paying bills and all of that. I'm terrible at all of that. So I knew I had to make enough money to pay someone else to deal with all of that.
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Cheryl Cole, if you're reading this, I may not be as prety as you but at least I write my own songs.
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I was a drug dealer in Ibiza at 15. I did not excel in drug dealing - I was terrible at it. Golden rule with drug dealing - don't get too enthusiastic with your own merchandise.
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I think people just probably don't want people to think that they're vain.
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And I am a weapon of massive consumption And it's not my fault, it's how I'm programmed to function.
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I'm really convinced I`m not talented at all, and I'm sure that people are just about to figure that out.
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I'm opinionated, but I'm not a vindictive person and I never say anything unprovoked, either.
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