Quote

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.

Sophie Ellis Bextor

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Sophie Ellis Bextor
Spend
Avoids
Sides
Inherited
Tell
Mum
Money
Shopping
Think
Whereas
Thinking
Likes
Like
Dad
Definitely
Steadier

More quotes by Sophie Ellis Bextor

Image
I'm happy that I have a look, but I don't over-analyse whether or not it's beautiful or ugly.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
Also, I think women really come into their own in their 30s.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
I would love to record something with PJ Harvey or Alison Goldfrapp.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
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.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
A career in entertainment has a lifespan, like one in sport.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
I've been DJing a little bit, so you get used to the fact that music sounds brilliant when it's loud.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
Dance music is great, but it's not a time to be reflective or particularly wistful.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
When it comes to my family I never quite know how protective I have to be, or what I should or shouldn't say.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
My parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does?
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
I'm always sticking up for other people.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
But I don't like working on lyrics publicly in the studio - I prefer to take them away and work on them in my bedroom.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
Having a successful first album is one thing, but a successful third is another.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
For every person that says I'm the new Audrey Hepburn, someone else says that I look like an alien.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
My parents separated when I was four. It wasn't the smoothest of divorces, but then as my mother always says, you can't have a passionate marriage without a passionate divorce.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
In real life, I'm not super-posh but if that's the stereotype, I really don't care. It could be worse.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
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.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
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.
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Image
I'm a sucker for sad disco pop.
Sophie Ellis Bextor