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Viv Albertine

Viv Albertine

British Musician

Born: Dec 1, 1954

Life Me People Think Women You

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My mother was so ignorant of what could have befallen me and was probably so exhausted - she was one of the first generation of single parents as well - that it was all a bit overwhelming. So the naivety of parents meant we did have a certain amount of freedom. Viv Albertine

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I absolutely wasn't going to write a book if it was just going to be about punk. Viv Albertine

Book Punk About Absolutely Write Going Just

I like to smell a book before I start it. I fold over the pages, write comments in the margins, leave it on the bed next to my pillow when I fall asleep. Viv Albertine

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It's amazing what your brain can do when all your senses are heightened. Viv Albertine

Amazing Brain Senses Your

It's me who fixes the roof, unblocks the drain, and changes the plug. I'm Spartacus. Viv Albertine

Me Roof Changes Plug Who Drain

Girls were nothing in the '70s. Viv Albertine

Girl Nothing Were

I definitely thought the first book was going to be a one-off. I never thought I'd even write a book, not ever having aspired to be a writer. It's something that never occurred to me - a bit like it never occurred to me to play guitar when I was young. I just thought it was out of my league. Viv Albertine

I very much wanted a family and children. I came to it late in life. Viv Albertine

Life Family Late Came Very Children Wanted Much

Truth is splintered. Viv Albertine

Truth Truth Is

I was brought up to be uncompromisingly bloody-minded by my mother. She equipped me, without knowing it, to be someone who is creative rather than an entertainer. Not many girls are brought up like that, to never rely on a man. To not be a housewife, not be a mother. Viv Albertine

I'm the angriest and most empathetic person you'll ever meet. Viv Albertine

You Meet Empathetic Most Person Ever

Women are constantly taught to think about what other people are thinking, from those 'Jackie' magazine quizzes - 'What's he thinking?' - to being a grown adult. Viv Albertine

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I usually write at my kitchen table, nothing exotic. I don't need any equipment. I don't have to organise anyone else to rehearse, and when I do a reading, lots of women and girls come, whereas gigs are dominated by men. Not against men, but I want to communicate to women. Viv Albertine

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Fashion wasn't a label back in the '70s. We made our own clothes because we had no money. Viv Albertine

Fashion Money Made Own Clothes Back Our Had Because Label

I like to rattle cages. Viv Albertine

Rattle Like

I'm not a gifted storyteller, so I write what I know and hope that honesty resonates with other people's experiences. Viv Albertine

Hope Honesty People Other Resonates Gifted Write Know Experiences Storyteller

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