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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.

Sophie Ellis Bextor

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When it comes to my family I never quite know how protective I have to be, or what I should or shouldn't say.
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I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular.
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I don't think anyone doubts my motives, really. I do what I do and it's not very complicated. Of course, you might hate the music that I make, but I don't think people feel threatened by me just getting on with what I'm up to.
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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.
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My parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood.
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I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does?
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I was an only child, but then my parents resettled with different partners, and I am now one of six.
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But I quite like that the public has a very short attention span. If I haven't been on telly for a little bit, I can sense it. People don't take as much notice of you, it's really quite palpable.
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I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts.
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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.
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Writing songs about fancying people in dance clubs is all very well but it's not the be-all and end-all. There are other topics.
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