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
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One of the reasons I got really fat when I left home was because I thought rich people ate white bread and Spam. I also thought they could get processed meals, because we never did, so that was exciting.
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Psychologically, I'll always be a fat girl because that's what my character is built on. I always got a buzz out of people telling me I was ugly. I went out of my way to un-beautify myself. I didn't want anyone's approval.
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It is interesting seeing young people these days and watching how unimportant music is in their lives compared with our generation.
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When I saw Adele, I thought: 'I'll give it an hour before people say I was her,' just because I was fat. When you watch 'X Factor,' you can bet your bottom dollar, every single fat singer sounds like me as far as the judges are concerned. Can you imagine if they did that with every black artist?
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People always had something to say about the fact I was odd looking, bigger than other people, that I was awkward. When I discovered punk, I bought into it. That look, combined with being fat, made me even less of what people thought a young woman should be.
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There has always been a feeling with people that they love my singing but not always the choice of material.
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There are a lot of people who can now see me as an artist for the first time.
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When people ask, what's your favourite song, it doesn't work like that. It is more like chapters in a book that tie into one story.
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I'm a bit multifaceted in the sense that I've got many more than one musical taste. If you think about it, I started out playing in a punk band and ended up doing electro-pop. That was more an accident than a plan.
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My strength as a singer is my versatility. I find it really frustrating when I'm only expected to show off. The music industry is awash with female acrobats. What happens to the song, and treating it for its sake and not as an ego example?
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Becoming famous is a really shocking thing, especially when you don't have aspirations to it. It got to the point where I would try and avoid making eye contact with anyone. It was freaky, and it just happened overnight. I couldn't handle it.
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Personally I think women look better with a bit of chub on them.
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My soul desires a pre-industrial world, and since I can't have that, I don't really care for anything material.
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It's really irrelevant, but I wouldn't want to be stick thin. It's better to have bit of fat on your face when you get older.