Marcus Mumford Quotes & Sayings

I don't even call myself a Christian. — Marcus Mumford

A lot of the time writers are just sponges ... for what's around them, and so books are helpful for focusing your mind and literally putting it into words. — Marcus Mumford

I'd love to write a country album with Adele. — Marcus Mumford

I approach my life haphazardly. Not much holiness and only as much wisdom as I can muster. — Marcus Mumford

I'm very English, and we don't talk about emotions publicly. — Marcus Mumford

It's a unique thing to stand in front of a crowd and sing your songs. — Marcus Mumford

Every band I've come across has read more than I have. — Marcus Mumford

I spent quite a lot of time pissing off my friends because I could get girls with a British accent, despite the fact that I was tubby and, like, not very cool. — Marcus Mumford

When you write a song it's sometimes in a desperate moment whn you can't really articulate it. What I love about lyrics is what T.S. Eliot said: 'Good poetry is felt before it is heard.' I'm a believer in that. It's those moments when you sit yourself down, and talk to yourself in the mirror. — Marcus Mumford

I think it was T.S. Eliot who talked about good poetry being felt before it's understood. I believe that. There are some bands where I love their lyrics but I don't have a clue what they're on about. — Marcus Mumford

A lot of the time it feels like ... music is some sort of excuse to be a human. It's kind of like people need that excuse to go and put their arms in the air and sing their hearts out. — Marcus Mumford

The authenticity thing has never been an issue for me. — Marcus Mumford