Ellie Goulding Quotes & Sayings

In Australia and New Zealand, and New Zealand especially, I always find everyone is so nice and friendly. It's one of the few places that I remember visually, like I remember where I stayed and my surroundings - and that's a good sign, because I've got a terrible memory. I'm looking forward to it! — Ellie Goulding

I feel like I write songs for the future or something. Not in an arrogant way, but I feel like maybe my songs were, like, before their time or something. — Ellie Goulding

I record stuff all the time, like little vocal things. I write random things down ... Sometimes I just get things stuck in my head and I record them, and that actually becomes a song quite a lot of the time. — Ellie Goulding

I definitely write about a lot of dreamy, surreal stuff. I do end up going to a surreal world with my music, but I also like the idea of there being really real stuff as well. — Ellie Goulding

I find male singers and what they sing about fascinating. It makes me realize how little we know about ourselves and how little I know about myself. It's interesting to see the male perspective. — Ellie Goulding

I've learned not to let it be the end of the world if a boy doesn't like you. I used to put so much effort into boys. I started playing guitar because I wanted to impress this boy. Then, I ended up in love with guitar and I didn't care about the boy anymore. — Ellie Goulding

I'm a bit of a like girly-girl, really, I like flowery stuff. — Ellie Goulding

Not much shocked me. You know, I worked in a home for Alzheimer's patients and my dad used to be really into murders and stuff, so I saw dead bodies. It desensitised me to a lot of things. — Ellie Goulding

I feel quite proud to be an ambassador for women who realize that being fit is better than being skinny, — Ellie Goulding

It's usually a big kind of vent of frustration or anger or sadness that puts me in the right frame of mind to write. It's such a cliche to say that artists write when they're down, but it's true for me. It's a relief to get out what's eating away at my heart or my soul or my head. — Ellie Goulding

I'd like a male to listen to my music and find it kind of fascinating, what a girl goes through when they get heartbroken or get sad or get hurt by something. — Ellie Goulding

One of the most powerful feelings in the world is after a really, really long run. — Ellie Goulding

I feel like sometimes I'm so positive and sometimes I think the worst of everything or I think the worst is going to happen. It's how I deal with stuff day-to-day, it's just how I get by really, and it's probably not the best way to be. — Ellie Goulding

I got a random tattoo the other day. It's a red triangle, which makes everyone think I'm arty, which I'm not. I used to draw red triangles all the time. It must mean something - maybe I don't know it yet. But I'll figure it out. — Ellie Goulding

Breakups just hit you harder when you're younger. When I was a teenager, it felt like the most depressing thing in the world if a boy I was infatuated with didn't like me back! — Ellie Goulding

I instinctively dress a bit tougher because I've spent a lot of time in the U.S. and I realised there was a certain image projected of me here. I've always been an absolute rebel. When I was in my teen years I had piercings and wore all black. — Ellie Goulding

The smallest changes, like I stopped eating meat and I've been doing different kinds of exercise like Yoga and stuff like that, little changes have made me feel a bit more at peace I think. — Ellie Goulding

You pick up loads of baggage with your first record with reaction to it from fans and critics. So I went to Ireland by myself for a couple of weeks with my guitar. I read lots of poetry, I read Patti Smith's autobiography and started words and phrases and then songs started to take shape. — Ellie Goulding

I used to be obsessed with Pearl Jam, but I love having pink hair and kind of looking like a Barbie. — Ellie Goulding

America saw me as a projection of me that I always wanted. That's why I love going to America so much. I feel like I started off in America exactly how I wanted to start everywhere. — Ellie Goulding

I was the first person to go to university from my family. — Ellie Goulding

I'm obsessed with the countryside: woods, forests, fields, lakes, mountains. I'm really into folk music and folklore. But more so I'm into electronic music. I'm into bands that have both aspects, like Boards of Canada is a perfect example. You could listen to that type of music running through a woods. It's kind of what I wanted to achieve. — Ellie Goulding

There are plenty of bands who never get in the charts and it doesn't mean that they're not any good. Actually, a lot of the top ten is filled with stuff that just sounds the same. I could guess what's in there now - probably a bit of GaGa, Beyonce and some U.S. R&B males. — Ellie Goulding

I'm never happy with my face, my hair, I haven't really got any boobs and I'm not really that tall. — Ellie Goulding

I'm not afraid, as a writer, of being emotional. I'm obsessed with human emotion, body parts, physicality. — Ellie Goulding

I don't think there was ever a moment when I was like, 'Yeah, I want to be a singer!' I guess it just happened. I performed a lot when I was younger and stuff, but I remember getting to the point where I thought I might have to get a normal job. — Ellie Goulding

My guiltiest pleasure is ... chocolates with strawberry cream and trashy television - 'Geordie Shore,' 'Katie,' etc. — Ellie Goulding

The only day I remember of my parents' marriage was the day my dad walked out. As I stood there at five years old, with my older sister and younger brother, I knew that he was gone. — Ellie Goulding

The very first song I wrote was about a boy that I was obsessed with. — Ellie Goulding

My fans are so funny, they make me laugh so much. I've got some really, really, funny, clever fans. — Ellie Goulding

'I Know You Care' is about my dad. And I haven't seen him for a long, long time. And my parents divorced when I was really young. And I guess I just wanted a - it was my way of saying that I wasn't bitter or angry anymore. I was just sad and just felt like something was missing. — Ellie Goulding

I still don't know if I can write songs. I don't think anyone ever knows if they can write songs. — Ellie Goulding

I believe in the moment of things and fate and things happening for a reason, so I write things down and I trust it. — Ellie Goulding

Apparently I'm introspective ... levelheaded ... but at the same time, absolutely insane. — Ellie Goulding

There are so many things to think about when you make an album. Like, who am I trying to impress? Am I going to get respect, critical acclaim? Or am I going to sell lots of records? — Ellie Goulding

I think all the covers I do have nice sentiments, particularly 'Your Song.' People write me very sweet messages about that song, though I'm sure there are people out there saying that I've ruined it too! — Ellie Goulding

My fancy dress costume of choice is ... something 1920s or 30s, when there was still so much elegance and attention to detail. An excuse for ultimate dressing-up indulgence. — Ellie Goulding

I never thought that I could make a living out of my voice, to be completely honest. I thought that I could probably keep playing pubs. And it was exciting for me to get even just a pub gig in my town or country, when I went to university. — Ellie Goulding

I never thought I'd say the sentence 'It was a real honour' - because that implies that you've done something pretty special. But now I've done that several times. Yesterday I was in Buckingham Palace - I actually met the Queen yesterday and that was an honour. I never thought I'd do something like that. — Ellie Goulding

I hadn't even released my first proper single when I started to feel the strain of attention. But I don't believe that it was the attention that was giving me panic attacks. I think it was everything in my life colliding at the same time. It really did get to a serious point where I couldn't even walk down the street without getting the pain. — Ellie Goulding

I'm quite private. And I never wanted to be the biggest star in the world, really. So in that sense I've got a good balance of doing great shows, of making an appearance every now and then and writing music, and I don't really have to do much else. — Ellie Goulding

I'm really proud of 'Bright Lights' because I was still in the mind frame of my first album when I was putting it together, but next time I want to display something different. I don't want to be as young, immature and all about boys! — Ellie Goulding

Something funny always happens in every show in the UK and I genuinely love touring the UK because it's where I'm from. I just get a warm feeling when I'm home. — Ellie Goulding

I wrote a lot of poetry that was based on stories of the sea and I was really inspired by that. — Ellie Goulding

I feel like my figure is a challenge because I'm quite flat chested but I've got a booty so I've got to look for the right things. — Ellie Goulding

After shows my face feels dirty with makeup and sweat, especially in the smaller venues, so it feels good to get back to the bus and smooth it away. Sometimes you need something alcohol-based, especially on tour when you don't always get a chance to keep washing your face all the time. — Ellie Goulding

I started getting these attacks in 2009, just as my music career was taking off. I'd be doing photo-shoots and started to feel like I was having heart attacks. Increasingly I found it difficult to step outside my flat. Things started to get better after I saw a therapist, who told me I needed to make peace with my panic attacks. — Ellie Goulding

I never expected to get the Tom Jones treatment and it amazes me that I do. Strangely it's women who throw their underwear at me when I'm performing live. My male fans tend to be quite shy. My female fans are wild. I never know what to do with all the lingerie that lands at my feet. Maybe I should open a shop. — Ellie Goulding

My favourite people to follow on Twitter are ... my fans. They make me laugh so much and keep me smiling. — Ellie Goulding

I want to be safe in the knowledge that I can tour and play festivals for a long time. The main thing is that I want a good reputation as a live performer. If I have that, I'd be so happy. — Ellie Goulding

Men are wary of me because they know, by listening to my music, that a relationship with me will be quite deep. — Ellie Goulding

I've just become quite fixated on the idea of calmness and peacefulness somewhere, someday. — Ellie Goulding

Well, on tour I eat terribly, so I balance that by running a lot. And then I started to run with my fans in certain cities. It sounds very nerdy and un-rock n' roll, but I like it. It's fun, and it's better than meeting fans in weird, awkward circumstances. So I take them running with me. — Ellie Goulding

I got approached by SoBe a few months ago about being an ambassador and I learned about the previous ones including Naomi Campbell, so I was instantly interested! Then I tried and really liked it. It's different and has interesting flavours ... we don't have anything like it in the U.K. — Ellie Goulding

I guess I'm just quite observant and I pay attention to a lot of things. Human behavior really fascinates me. — Ellie Goulding

I've always been fascinated by the human body, but you can become quite morbid and paranoid if you think too much. — Ellie Goulding

When I heard Bjork's debut, that was when I first realized that I could be a singer, even with my unusual voice. — Ellie Goulding

My soul is to sell. The dark is too hard to beat 'cause they're calling me. — Ellie Goulding

Drake, I'd like to collaborate with. He's a phenomenal lyricist. Probably the best rapper in the world at the moment. I love Kanye but there's something about Drake; he's more straight up, really clever and really poetic and metaphorical - I love that. He's just clever. — Ellie Goulding

I suffer panic attacks which has made me really conscious about my fitness and I have become addicted to jogging. It might sound odd but a lot of good has come out of it. My fans send letters saying they have taken up jogging because I do it. — Ellie Goulding

I am so scared of what will kill me in the end for I am not prepared, I hope i'll get the chance to be someone, to be human, look what we've done — Ellie Goulding

It took time to really build myself a reputation as a good live performer, a musician and an artist. — Ellie Goulding

I think, it is a challenge to get critics or whoever to see past what you wear and makeup and the way you look and just concentrate on the music. — Ellie Goulding

I couldn't really relate much to my younger sister, because she was born in 1992, and I was born in 1986. And then my older sister, we just didn't get on that much. Although we bonded over hating our stepdad. — Ellie Goulding

I met Prince William at a musical festival and he let me know he was a fan of my music. But the invitation to sing at his wedding reception came completely out of the blue. The fact that Kate and William knew the words to my songs was very touching. — Ellie Goulding

Lauryn Hill is quite political and is very bold and isn't afraid of wearing her heart on her sleeve, and same with Bjork, except she is a little bit more kind of fragile. — Ellie Goulding

I like being by the ocean. — Ellie Goulding

Because I've always been a runner I love to feel that my body is shining on the inside. I wear baggy clothes, so it's not as though I like showing it off. I just like to know I'm great on the inside. — Ellie Goulding

You can be the happiest you can be in a relationship but can have an urge to be with someone else. I know a lot of people that it has happened to. — Ellie Goulding

I think that one day I won't have any kind of ... sort of, or it will be either way, I won't have to think about anything. But at the moment, god I think probably because of what I do and the nature of how it is, I'm all over the place all of the time. — Ellie Goulding

I was a kind of angsty teenager and I would write diaries and write stuff down all the time. Sometimes I get to the level on stage where I'm singing and it feels heavy, but not always. — Ellie Goulding

I've always said that Adele has turned so many people on to British singers - whether female singers or just like music from this country in general. — Ellie Goulding

As a kid I'd lie awake at night and convince myself that a meteor was about to hit the Earth. It's my fatalistic streak, which I've inherited from my mum. I firmly believe something cataclysmic is going to happen in my lifetime and I have to be prepared to run for my life when the time comes. — Ellie Goulding

Now I'm dreaming, will I ever find you now?
I walk in circles but I'll never figure out
What I mean to you, do I belong
I try to fight this but I know I'm not that strong
And I feel so helpless here
Watch my eyes are filled with fear
Tell me do you feel the same
Hold me in your arms again
I need your love
I need your time
When everything's wrong
You make it right
I feel so high
I come alive
I need to be free with you tonight
I need your love — Ellie Goulding

When I'm writing obviously I have all the nostalgia in the world, I have all the emotion in the world, but then when I actually perform, I need to just perform it, and that's it. I do retain like a little bit of it because I have to, I sing and perform the songs so I have to - it's a performance of the songs - but I just have to get the right balance. — Ellie Goulding

Stuff just comes out all the time, sometimes when I sing live it really comes alive and I sort of ... I write songs and then almost ... not forget about it, but live it really comes out and I suddenly realise what I've written. I don't know where it all comes from. — Ellie Goulding

I can fall in love in a simple way, but I can dissect it in such an intense fashion when it ends. — Ellie Goulding

The nature of how we are as human beings is that we're much more interested in being critical rather than praising something. — Ellie Goulding

You should constantly write because your writing is always evolving and progressing. It's really important to start writing young. — Ellie Goulding

Gwen Stefani has amazing style. I used to really love Courtney Love, and anything she wore I loved. Or Chloe Sevigny, because I really love that sort of classic look, and I like being girly and flowery, and wearing little D&G dresses. I wear hats a lot, too. I think it goes back to when I was a bit grungy and was a skater girl for a bit. — Ellie Goulding

I played recorder in assembly, then I became passionate about the guitar, I don't know why. I started on electric then moved to acoustic - my brother was playing bass in the next room. — Ellie Goulding

I wrote 'Lights' a long, long time ago. And I expected it to be on the album, because it was - I wrote it with 'Biff' Stannard. And he wrote every single Spice Girls song and every single pop song of the 90s, basically. So I thought, you know, I was really lucky to work with him, but I didn't think it would be a big song for some reason. — Ellie Goulding

I take inspiration from everything around me, also relationships and friends. And the inside of my crazy head. — Ellie Goulding

You get to a certain age and you can't judge yourself on your dad or your parents. — Ellie Goulding

I was quite a weird kid because I didn't like getting presents. I don't know why. I just went for books all the time. — Ellie Goulding

I guess I started running when I was about 18 and ... I feel like it assists my creativity a bit because it completely just flushes everything out. — Ellie Goulding

My voice has been very, very produced, and very treated - but then, also, it hasn't. — Ellie Goulding

I'd just like to think that there's some kind of underworld where whoever's been lost at sea is there ... I dunno, there probably isn't, but I'd like to believe there is. — Ellie Goulding

I maintain that when I finally retire from my career in music, I will go and live back in Wales - when I am an old person, if I live to be an old person. The water I miss, and the air, there's something different about it. And I miss the simple life. — Ellie Goulding

Ever since I've been young I've been fascinated by the human body. I've written songs about it, but you can become quite morbid if you think about it too much - paranoid and a hypochondriac. — Ellie Goulding

Now, if some panic hits me, you have to sort of be friends with your body, it's like your body will work against you. — Ellie Goulding

I wish I could have hung out with Patti Smith in the seventies, and also have some crazy times. — Ellie Goulding

I think hype is a good thing. You need it and it'll teach you valuable things and you'll grow stronger, which is what I've done. — Ellie Goulding

The only really safe thing to do is to write a diary of where you've been, what time you went to bed, what you ate. If I wrote honestly about everything I think it'd be a disaster. It would cause a lot of trouble. — Ellie Goulding

I feel like my songs are very relevant and very meaningful, but I literally have to get rid of the nostalgia for shows because I would just be mess on-stage otherwise. — Ellie Goulding

I still love the skinny jeans thing and I wear my favorite leather jacket constantly. I like being kind of a rock star. I love that I can feel comfortable in a small dress or I can feel comfortable wearing a baggy T-shirt. — Ellie Goulding

I never remember having a plan. All I could think about was how I was going to afford to get into college or where I was going to stay because I hated being at home. I didn't really have time to think about anything in the future. I didn't think about a career or anything. I went to uni, got a couple of jobs, so I sort of funded it myself. — Ellie Goulding

Maybe one day I'll make a record that's really mysterious and no one knows where it came from or what I wrote it about. But thus far, I've just wanted to explain everything properly. — Ellie Goulding

I'm always intrigued by people that listen to my music, I just naturally want to get to know people who listen to my music because people who end up having such an attachment with my stuff, I wonder why they have such a connection to something that's so personal to me in the first place. — Ellie Goulding

Even when I'm in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do. — Ellie Goulding