Birdy Quotes

#1. The things I see every day inspire my sound and lyrics, like certain people and situations that stick out in my mind. There are also certain musicians I love whose music and styles inspire me.

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#2. I've had to ban my mum from coming to see me play. She gets so nervous before any show. I've always got a few nerves but she's so much worse than me. You'd think she'd be able to handle that kind of situation. After all, she is a concert pianist.

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#3. I've started to get used to traveling a lot and performing, but still everything has grown so quickly and is very exciting!

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#4. I wanted to give people a taste of my own music through the sound and style of my covers.

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#5. I read the three 'Hunger Games' books in a week and because I liked them so much I wrote 'Just a Game.'

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#6. My town's quite small and you kinda recognize everyone when you see them, so I definitely get funny looks from people.

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#7. I used to play violin, but I wasn't very good!

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#8. I've heard that Bon Iver liked my cover of 'Skinny Love.'

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#9. It's just me and I try to be myself when I'm singing.

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#10. I got a phone call from Fearne Cotton. It was amazing! I literally couldn't believe it. It was so cool. It was the night before I was going on her show to sing on the 'Live Lounge.' She was so lovely.

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#11. I love Adele and Lykke Li. I also listen to classical music as well.

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#12. I would love to work with Paolo Nutini because he is so soulful and an amazing songwriter.

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#13. My mom's a concert pianist, so she started teaching me when I was around seven. When I was eight, I started writing my own songs, and kinda started putting piano and singing together. But I'm trained classically, which is a big influence on me, I think.

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#14. I don't think you have to have experienced things to understand them.

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#15. My songs tend to be about love. It drives some of the greatest songs. I'm looking forward to seeing what people make of my writing.

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#16. I think it was when I was 12 when I entered a singing competition. I sang my own original song for an audience of 1,000 people.

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#17. I've never spoken to Bon Iver, but I would love to. I'm a huge fan!

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#18. I get really nervous right before I go on stage. But once I'm performing, I always love it. It's like being in a different world.

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#19. When I performed at 'Open Mic U.K.' I had this connection with the audience that I'd never felt before, and I loved it. It was my first big thing, and looking out into the crowd ... was just amazing.

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#20. It's quite hard to have your mom as a teacher - it's like, she's not necessarily a 'real teacher' for me. But she'd always teach me to really hear the music, and develop my ear, and to try and hear the harmonics of the piano.

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