Quotes by scottish authors

I don't want to sound negative here, but I don't know any lady that was surprised by #MeToo. Lauren Mayberry

Negative Know Sound Surprised Any Lady Want Here

It only takes two seconds of your life to say, 'I don't agree with white supremacy. I don't agree with homophobia.' Lauren Mayberry

Life White Seconds Say Only Takes Supremacy Your Agree Two

I think about politics, so it would be inauthentic not to talk about it. Lauren Mayberry

Politics Think Would Would-Be About Talk

I am in a band that was born on the Internet. Lauren Mayberry

Internet Band Born Am

There were times in my early 20s where I dealt with some anxiety and depression issues. At that time, it just feels like you're under the water, and you can't get out. Lauren Mayberry

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I've never been able to write narrative as a character, really. Jenny Lewis, I love her stuff, I love that she can weave these American Gothic fairytales. I feel like I sound inauthentic when I do that, so I tend to write from a personal standpoint. Lauren Mayberry

When I'm writing, it's because I'm trying to figure something out for myself. If I don't believe in what I've written, then how can I expect anyone else to believe in that, either? Lauren Mayberry

Myself Writing Believe Else Out Something Written Because How Expect Trying Anyone Anyone Else Either Then Figure

I never wanted to write really cheesy pop lyrics - like, 'baby, baby, the sun is shining' - that's not something that interests me personally. I'm always wanting to write something that has some kind of meaning. Lauren Mayberry

I don't have a lot of time for things that are deliberately, achingly cool. Lauren Mayberry

Time Deliberately Lot Cool Things

I speak a little bit of French and German, but apparently, I'm really bad at Dutch. The pronunciations are quite hard. I tried to say 'hello' in Dutch, and it did not work. People were just like, 'What?' Lauren Mayberry

Nothing gets my hackles up like being told I can't do something. Lauren Mayberry

Nothing Something Like Up Gets Being

Japan has always been a really special place for Chvrches. Lauren Mayberry

Always Been Place Japan Really Special Special Place

I think that everybody likes different kinds of music, and that's absolutely fine. Lauren Mayberry

Music Different Kinds Think Everybody Fine Kinds Absolutely Likes Different

I went to an island in the Bahamas full of iguanas. You don't live on the island, obviously, because it's solely populated by iguanas, and it's not allowed. Lauren Mayberry

You Live Solely Allowed Bahamas Obviously Because Island Full

I don't want to be the front for somebody else's creativity and sell that day in, day out. Lauren Mayberry

Day Creativity Somebody Else Out Day-Out Sell Front Want

My band persona is 25% tougher than I am. Lauren Mayberry

Band Tougher Am Than Persona

We've done a couple of women's mags, but we tend to talk about feminism and women in the industry, which I feel more comfortable talking about. It's a more valuable discussion than, 'Oh, you're a girl in a band. What hair conditioner do you use?' I use hair conditioner, and I like talking about it. But I don't want that to be the question. Lauren Mayberry

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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

Love You Job Band Everybody Cinemas Pretty Glasgow Know Another Afford Us Worked Much Means Bars Thing

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