Quotes by Karen Elson

Karen Elson

A movie’s a movie – you know I’m a massive old film buff – but it’s still something to me, music: I can still close my eyes like I was when I was a teenager, and it can still make me weep or make me angry or make me, even if it’s bad music, crack up.

Cracks

Eye

Teenager

As a model I had a lot of success when I was 17 and 18 years old. It was before social media, before the world was what the world is, but even then it was terrifying, to be 18 years old and people knowing who you are, and I was this personality who was completely devoid of who I actually was. It was almost like being a manufactured boy band. You’re sort of like a wind up doll; they wind you up and put you on the runway or something like that.

Boys

Media

Years

As a model, I am at the mercy of everybody else. It’s much more of a situation where I go to work, put the clothes on, get in front of the camera, and then go home. But in that process, I never really have control over any of it. So, putting out a record, it’s such a brilliant opportunity to be in control of things. It’s my world, my music, and I can put it out there in a way that is meaningful to me.

Home

Meaningful

Opportunity

At school I got harassed so badly for being too tall, too thin, too pale – too everything that has gotten me where I am now, which is quite ironic.

Ironic

Pale

School

Having children, you have so much more structure in your life. The open-endedness of being a single woman is gone, you know? It’s sort of like, from 1 P.M. to 3 P.M. the kids are going to take a nap, so now I have time to sit down and write the lyrics, or once they’re put to bed, I have a few hours to focus on those things. I need that. It’s a very strange process, really – I can never predict what’s going to happen. It always feels uncomfortable and awkward.

Children

Kids

Writing

I constantly have a devil on my shoulder telling me that what I’m doing is really horrible, and then somehow the lightning strike happens and everything comes together. I’ve just realized I have to live with that devil on my shoulder a little bit more.

Devil

Horrible

Together

I feel like somehow I’m living my life mentally in reverse. It’s taken me to my 30s to feel relaxed and comfortable in my skin. I think I’m going to be dancing on tables when I’m 50. I really hope I am.

Dancing

Taken

Thinking

I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses.

Dresses

Vintage

I like feeling a bit of an outcast where I am. I’ve always been that way. Somehow, I fit in by not fitting in.

Feelings

Fit

Outcast

I really don’t like conference calls to be honest. It’s always something that bloody happens with a conference call – universally never works out.

Conferences

Honest

Work Out

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Artist

Becoming

Being Judged

Boys

Chance

Children

Circus

Conferences

Country

Cracks

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Dancing

Dark

Depressing

Determined

Devil

Dresses

Dysfunction

Eye

Feelings

Fit

Freak

Girl

Giving

Gypsy

Hate

Home

Honest

Horrible

Ideas

Important

Interesting

Ironic

Judged

Juggling

Kids

Long

Mean

Meaningful

Media

Mother

Opportunity

Outcast

Pale

People

Pride

Quirky

Remember

Rip

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Quotes by Karen Elson

Karen Elson

A movie’s a movie – you know I’m a massive old film buff – but it’s still something to me, music: I can still close my eyes like I was when I was a teenager, and it can still make me weep or make me angry or make me, even if it’s bad music, crack up.

At school I got harassed so badly for being too tall, too thin, too pale – too everything that has gotten me where I am now, which is quite ironic.

I constantly have a devil on my shoulder telling me that what I’m doing is really horrible, and then somehow the lightning strike happens and everything comes together. I’ve just realized I have to live with that devil on my shoulder a little bit more.

I feel like somehow I’m living my life mentally in reverse. It’s taken me to my 30s to feel relaxed and comfortable in my skin. I think I’m going to be dancing on tables when I’m 50. I really hope I am.

I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses.

I like feeling a bit of an outcast where I am. I’ve always been that way. Somehow, I fit in by not fitting in.

I really don’t like conference calls to be honest. It’s always something that bloody happens with a conference call – universally never works out.

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