Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet
Geneviève Alison Jane Moyetis an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy contralto voice. She came to prominence as half of the duo Yazoo and since has mainly worked as a solo artist...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionBlues Singer
Date of Birth18 June 1961
song dog horse
With the exceptional talent that is Guy Sigsworth as producer and collaborator, we have recorded a collection of original songs that sees me moving away from a generic line up and back into the world of a programmer. Born of reconstructed improvisation I like to think of it as Prog-Pop, but I also like to think of big dogs as small horses. So don’t hang on to that thought long. Unless, of course, you think it astute of me in which case I am right
our-generation interesting people
It is interesting seeing young people these days and watching how unimportant music is in their lives compared with our generation.
stars sheep black
Within three months I had gone from being this black sheep of the town to suddenly becoming a pop star.
alienate created felt hole music neurosis odd peg round square
I was always an odd girl; I managed to alienate a lot of people. I felt like a square peg in a round hole in the music industry and created a lot of neurosis for myself.
job
I have never had another job and I don't have a mortgage.
applied easily truly
I have never truly applied myself. Lots of things have come too easily to me and at too high a level.
children education trap
My big chip is that I never had an education. I wanted my children to get one so they didn't fall into the same trap as me.
people
There are a lot of people who can now see me as an artist for the first time.
coming companies entertain few record
There are very few record companies who will entertain a middle-aged woman coming to them with original material.
feeling love people
There has always been a feeling with people that they love my singing but not always the choice of material.
album constant particular reflects singing
I just think that when you've been singing for 30 years, which I have been, you just want to find different things you can do with your voice. It's a constant journey. It's not like any one album that you make is who you are. It just reflects that particular day.
invites socially talked
I was socially awkward for many years. I stuttered, stammered, talked rubbish. I never take up invites to parties, and I've been invited to very glamorous things, but I never go.
asked english
I wanted to act when I was young. When I was 12, I asked the head of English at my school, 'Can I audition?' and he said, 'What would we want you for?' And I remember going, 'Oh yeah. Why would they want me?'
album might produce record sang
It was always important to me that I made a record where I really sang well, and I don't think it's happened yet. There's always a possibility with each album that I might not record again, and I wanted to produce one that I could feel was mine.