Laura Marling
Laura Marling
Laura Beatrice Marlingis an English folk singer-songwriter and musician from Eversley, Hampshire. Her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim, her second album I Speak Because I Can, and her fourth album Once I Was An Eagle were each nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2008, 2010, and 2013, respectively. She won the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2011 Brit Awards, and was nominated for the same award at the 2012, 2014 and 2016 Brit...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth1 February 1990
closest songs tend
I never edit the songs that come out. And they tend to come out as a whole. The closest thing I have ever done to editing them is just cutting out a verse, but never rewriting lyrics.
capable change conclusion fascinated slightly whether
I am slightly fascinated by the question of whether humanity is capable of change. I may have come to the conclusion that we're not, but we keep trying.
girlfriend mean thinking
I sound awful saying it but I think it can be like that. I see a lot of people in unstimulating relationships. And not just boyfriend-girlfriend relationships. They find themselves in stagnant friendships. If people were a little less scared [of ending things] they'd get more out of life… You meet the right person at the right time and they fulfil a certain something in your life. You fulfil something in theirs. But there's a time limit to that. Unless you choose to be bloody good company for the rest of your life, do you know what I mean?
cities able living-in-the-city
I like living in the city, but I like being able to get out of it as and when I like.
records want kind
No one starts playing my kind of music to make a fortune. But I do want to keep doing what I do and I do want to continue selling records. And I would, eventually, quite like some money.
confused thinking maturity
Age is relative. Experience is relative. And I think often intensity is confused with maturity.
breeze ifs
But if i sit here and weep I'll be blown over by the slightest of breeze
friendship sound-quality people
People don't appreciate music any more. They don't adore it. They don't buy vinyl and just love it. They love their laptops like their best friend, but they don't love a record for its sound quality and its artwork.
scared fear-of-death
Why fear death? Be scared of living.
firsts young stills
I'm the first to admit that I'm still pretty young,
womanhood
Womanhood is something you dont consider until it hits you.
lonely reality thinking
I think everybody who relates to music is kind of isolated. It's lonely. Everyone who uses the creative side of their brain is that much removed from reality. They are looking for answers wherever they can find them.
practice trying realising
It took a lot of time and practice for me to realise that there's no point trying to be something you're not.
freak blame neurotic
I'm incredibly neurotic and a control freak. I like the thought that if there's going to be anyone to blame it's going to be me.