Dido Armstrong
I feel very warm towards Mum and Dad for giving us the independence they did. My childhood, and the fact we didn't have a TV, gave me a boundless imagination.Collection: Independence
I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came to the end, the more difficult it got. You don't see things clearly as long as you're still involved.Collection: Alone
In fact, I'd just like to own something. Everyone thinks I'm glamorous, rich and famous but all I've got is some recording equipment and a battered old BMW.Collection: Famous
I'm too much of a control freak.
I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.
Looking back, I think that's why I did music. I'd get home from school and the house would be so quiet.
Life for rent means that my life isn't really my own, I only rented it for a while, but if I don't manage to buy it, to own it, then nothing of what I think is mine is really mine.
It's great to go on your own and discover new things just for yourself, to meet new people and all that. If you're all on your own, then there is nobody there to guide you and you have to make all the decisions for yourself. It's quite liberating in a way.
It's great to just disappear, grab a suitcase, switch the answering machine on and just go somewhere else.
The older you get, the more you realize you're drifting toward a direction, and sometimes your significant other drifts into an opposite direction. You can't blame anybody for it.
Thirty is not an age for a woman anymore.
I went to study some orchestration stuff because I got so inspired working with all the orchestras.
It's actually amazing because you go so far into another side of your brain when you're studying something completely different, and I loved it.
My dad's Irish music was such a huge influence.
I write about the things I feel strongly about.
I spent a lot of my childhood in my own head, making up stories. I didn't have a lot of outside influences, so I was able to make my own decisions about what I wanted to do.
I always want to bring emotion across in a straightforward way. I don't want to get histrionic when I'm singing. For me that's just not interesting; it goes too far down one road.
It's all right to make mistakes, you're only humanInside everybody's hiding something.Collection: Mistake
Inside everybody's hiding something.Collection: Hiding Something
I love feeding off the audience, and to me, what's the point if you're not going to think of the fans. Anyone can play music in their house, but you put it out because you want interact with your fans. And, as an artist, you get so much from your fans.Collection: Thinking
And we danced, and we drankAnd I've seen something you probably never got the chance to seeDon't worry, MaryCause I'm taking care of DannyAnd he's taking care of meCollection: Worry
I'm so lonely I don't even want to be with myself anymore.Collection: Lonely
I thought it was strange that I was called after a woman who killed herself in ancient literature. You just don't call your kid Dido and send her to school. But it's great for me now. It's just another thing that makes me stand out.Collection: School
It's much better when I go out with my mates and we stop talking about me like I'm some sort of egomaniac. It's great when we can just have a drink.Collection: Talking
You never forget where you were when you write a song; it's a very proper memory, so I knew exactly where I was and what I was doing for each track. It was like going into a time machine.Collection: Song
To me, there's nothing worse than going to a concert and you're so looking forward to hearing your favorite song and they never play it. You're gutted.Collection: Song
Why don't I watch the ocean?My lover's gone.No earthly ships will ever bring him home againbring him home again.Collection: Ocean
It's too late and it's too bad, don't think of me.Collection: Thinking
If you gave me just a coin for every time we say goodbyeWell I'd be rich beyond my dreams, I'm sorry for my weary lifeI know I'm not perfect but I can smileand I hope that you see this heart behind my tired eyes.Collection: Dream
I get up, go shopping, clean the flat, cook my boyfriend's dinner. It's great selling records, but it doesn't mean you have to turn into a freak.Collection: Mean
I feel really lucky to have found musical success before I'm 30, to be doing absolutely what I want to do. I would be quite happy if I died tomorrow.Collection: Musical