Florence Welch
Florence Welch
Florence Leontine Mary Welch is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the indie rock band Florence + the Machine...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth28 August 1986
CityCamberwell, England
feelings tools use
I tend to lose myself in the moment. I’m not very good at holding back. I don’t know how to do this without feeling everything. My emotions are the tool I use to perform.
dream song grandmother
A lot of the songs on the new album are about imaginary things, things that you can't touch - ghosts and rumors, my dead grandmother, things visiting you in a dream.
darkness dawn darkness-before-the-dawn
It's always darkness before the dawn.
beautiful real thinking
I've got quite a vivid imagination and I'm easily overwhelmed by sensations and things that are beautiful or scary. I don't think I've ever seen a ghost - I think I'm probably haunted by my own ghosts than real ones.
love sex writing
I try to write lyrics so that they won't age, which sort of leaves you with the big subjects like death and love and sex and violence.
veils way irony
I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way.
skills style enthusiasm
My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill.
able kind instinct
I've always been able to just concoct a melody quite easily - it's just kind of instinct, really. You've got to channel your subconscious.
purpose use emotion
On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose.
wall together want
I can't just have one painting - I need to cover the wall in paintings. It's the same with my music. I want to mix everything together to create more.
jumping tree hitting
I spent my 16th birthday high as a kite, jumping out of a tree topless in my local park just because it felt amazing hitting the ground.
way intense feels
I feel things in quite an intense way. I'm not actually the most intense person.
long people want
I'm one of those people that is up for most things. When I was offered to sing at the Oscars I was like, 'Yeah, I want to know what that's like!' I'm always curious to know what things are like - as long as you're not compromising who you are.
conversation anxious stuck
In a conversation, the words can get stuck, I don't know what to say, I get very anxious.