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Lauren Mayberry
Lauren Mayberry
Scottish Musician
Born: Oct 7, 1987
Band Music People Think Time You
Related authors: Angus Young Annie Lennox David Byrne David Russell Emeli Sande Lewis Capaldi Malcolm Young Stevie Jackson
Pretty much everybody we know in Glasgow who's in a band has another job. All of us have worked in bars, cafes, or cinemas. It means you can afford to do the thing you love. Lauren Mayberry
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I guess I'm fortunate in that two things I always wanted to do, since I was 16, were play music and get into news media. I'm very lucky to have two things that can engage my brain at once. Lauren Mayberry
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Even in the early stages, you can tell who thinks you're an idiot singing songs someone else has written for you. We never wanted to be two producers and a girl who wears some shoes. Lauren Mayberry
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I'm not in the business of telling people 'DIY or die,' but I do think it's important to be as hands-on with what you're doing as possible. Lauren Mayberry
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Sometimes if you don't take the easy option, it'll pay dividends in the long run. Lauren Mayberry
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I guess, at the end of the day, I want to be viewed as a musician. Lauren Mayberry
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We went from playing small clubs to quite big stages quite quickly, and a lot of the time, I felt like I was trying to catch up with myself. Figuring out how to take up space was an interesting journey. Lauren Mayberry
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Somebody said to me once that Chvrches was an emo band in disguise, but nobody had figured it out yet, and I thought, 'You're not wrong!' Lauren Mayberry
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I would rather write something that's authentic to me than something that'll be likely to get played on the radio but doesn't have any substance to it. People can see through that really quickly. Lauren Mayberry
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I discovered the idea of feminism when I watched the film '10 Things I Hate About You.' It's a classic. Lauren Mayberry
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After the first album, I spent a lot of time being like, 'I'm not really a singer.' That kind of mentality doesn't help. Lauren Mayberry
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I worked in a lot of cinemas when I was at college, and I'm a movie dork, and it's a nice thing to do while you're on tour. Everything is different a lot of the time - you're never in the same place - but I like going to the cinema because it feels like no matter where you are, the experience is really the same. Lauren Mayberry
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Cacie Dalager's voice is beautiful, and her lyrics break my heart. Lauren Mayberry
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We're a band that's never been okay with the status quo. In a way, it's allowed us to be more open and confrontational in our music. Lauren Mayberry
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The bands that we've found we have something in common with are bands like The National or Tegan And Sara, and I feel like that's because all three of us come from more alternative rock backgrounds. Lauren Mayberry
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I don't buy into this idea that pop has to be frivolous or vacuous, and we've never subscribed to that. Lauren Mayberry
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I'm conscious of what bands we tour with and what companies I want to be associated with, even in the small things: if I'm going to buy stage makeup, I want to get it from companies run by women. Those are little changes that will make a difference. Lauren Mayberry
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There will never be a job that I do in this industry where I don't have to talk about being a woman. I will always be a female artist. People will put that in front whether you like it or not. Lauren Mayberry
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We're in entertainment. We're supposed to be making music that communicates with people, but ultimately, it's supposed to be something that people can enjoy. Sometimes you just want to escape for an hour and a half. Lauren Mayberry
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I never want to be the woman that's telling other women what to do. Lauren Mayberry
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Ultimately, what we're striving for is people being allowed to do what they want and not feeling they should or shouldn't do certain things. Lauren Mayberry
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There's a difference between criticism and hatred. Lauren Mayberry
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We come from a more alternative rock band background, and it's interesting to see the things that people think we should or shouldn't do since our music is a little bit poppier. Lauren Mayberry
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People have said it's hypocritical for me to call myself a feminist and make the kind of music we are making, because we signed to a major in the U.K., and that system objectifies women. Or people have complained that I don't dance. But I like the idea that I can stomp around the stage if I want. Lauren Mayberry
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Some of the most powerful female performers I've seen balance the feminine and the masculine and are incredibly strong. Like, I think Hayley Williams is one of the best rock performers. Lauren Mayberry
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If you were 12, and Beyonce was up onstage saying to you, 'You get to do exactly whatever you want to do,' that would be awesome. I wish she said it to me when I was 12. Lauren Mayberry
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