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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.

Sophie Ellis Bextor

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Dance music is great, but it's not a time to be reflective or particularly wistful.
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I've got quite a curvy shape so I try to wear stuff that's tailored.
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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.
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I've been DJing a little bit, so you get used to the fact that music sounds brilliant when it's loud.
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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 started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs.
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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.
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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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That's part of the reason I called the album 'Shoot From The Hip.' I did feel it was time to open up more.
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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.
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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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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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Having a successful first album is one thing, but a successful third is another.
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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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Come rain or shine I walk short distances rather than taking my car.
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