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Roland Orzabal Quotes
Roland Orzabal Quotes
Roland Orzabal
English
Musician
Born:
Aug 22
,
1961
Big
Good
Me
Think
World
You
A lot of young people have been raised on our music, or rather had it forced upon them by their parents.
Roland Orzabal
Music
People
Parents
Young
Our
Our Music
Rather
Had
Forced
Been
Lot
Young People
Them
Raised
When I became a parent I forgot about the part of myself which was very emotional, very dour a little depressed - but very good at writing emotional songs.
Roland Orzabal
Myself
Good
Writing
About
Parent
Emotional
Songs
Part
Became
Very
Forgot
Which
Little
Depressed
I think it’s a shame that 'Woman in Chains' wasn’t a hit at the time, although it’s become one of people’s favorite songs.
Roland Orzabal
Time
Woman
Become
Think
I Think
Favorite
Shame
Songs
Although
Hit
Chains
I’m a Leo, with an Aquarian mid-heaven, so I can be mistaken for an Aquarius. My Sun-Uranus conjunction in Leo makes me an honorary Aquarian anyway.
Roland Orzabal
Me
Honorary
I Can
Mistaken
Makes
Aquarius
Anyway
Leo
Conjunction
Good, effective pop music isn't just verbal language. It takes a good physical beat to make you feel something.
Roland Orzabal
Music
Good
You
Language
Physical
Something
Beat
Takes
Feel
Make
Verbal
Effective
Just
Pop
Pop Music
I was, like, the guy who sat at the front of the class and did his homework and did everyone else's homework and got A grades.
Roland Orzabal
Class
Homework
Else
Everyone
Guy
Like
Got
His
Did
Grades
Front
Who
Sat
I had suffered from depression in my childhood.
Roland Orzabal
Depression
Had
Childhood
Suffered
Raoul' sold a respectable 700,000 copies without a hit single. It didn't take off. If you don't sell 8 million albums or 4 million albums again, everybody deems it a big failure.
Roland Orzabal
Failure
You
Single
Big
Everybody
Sold
Respectable
Take
Without
Off
Sell
Hit
Again
Million
Copies
Albums
I did psychotherapy for about six years. I stopped going regularly when I'd finished 'Elemental,' which I think probably says something. I think I'm moving on.
Roland Orzabal
Moving On
Finished
Think
I Think
Says
About
Something
Years
Did
Going
Six
Stopped
Which
Psychotherapy
Moving
Regularly
Elemental
I didn’t marry someone timid and conservative.
Roland Orzabal
Conservative
Marry
Someone
Timid
Bath was hardly known for its rock’n roll. We weren’t part of the London scene or the New Romantics or any of that.
Roland Orzabal
Bath
London
Scene
Part
New
Known
Roll
Any
Romantics
Hardly
My dad had been in the second world war, had electric shock treatment, suffered from anxiety and was abusive to my mum. I kept a lid on my feelings at school but, when I was 18, dropped out of everything and couldn't even be bothered to get out of bed.
Roland Orzabal
War
Anxiety
World
School
Feelings
Everything
Out
Lid
Bothered
Had
Dropped
Bed
Been
Shock
Get
Electric
Even
Dad
Suffered
Mum
Second
Kept
World War
Treatment
Second World War
I always thought I had a difficult childhood 'til I saw the film 'Angela's Ashes'.
Roland Orzabal
Thought
Difficult
Saw
Angela
Had
Always
Childhood
Ashes
Film
I’m proud of the younger Roland. Very proud of some of the lyrics. They stand up today. I’m cool with it, though some of it is a bit painful.”
Roland Orzabal
Today
Lyrics
Bit
Though
Some
Proud
Up
Very
Younger
Stand
Stand Up
Painful
Cool
When you write really good lyrics - and sometimes I did! - they are just a joy to sing.
Roland Orzabal
Good
You
Joy
Sometimes
Lyrics
Write
Sing
Did
Just
Really
Grief is a very strange thing. It can affect you in all kinds of ways. I lost a year. I’ve done a lot of therapy and it’s great to be back on the horse.
Roland Orzabal
Great
You
Grief
Strange
Year
Lost
Back
Ways
Kinds
Horse
Affect
Lot
Very
Done
Strange Thing
Therapy
Thing