Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet
Geneviève Alison Jane Moyetis an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy contralto voice. She came to prominence as half of the duo Yazoo and since has mainly worked as a solo artist...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionBlues Singer
Date of Birth18 June 1961
thinking purpose world
I think the world is a dead carcass and I think the purpose of human beings is as maggots...
men voice should
The press gave me a voice too quickly, and that could have unsettled a man who had every right to feel he should be in control of the thing he had created.
giving faces just-being
I wasn't good at being affable. You get beyond that and realise the attraction in any human being has more to do with what they give to someone rather than just being face candy.
nice thinking artist
Instead of thinking that's a nice tune, you start thinking is it the right pace, is it the right tempo? That is the death nell for artists.
independent gold littles
I had been with the label since I was 21. The label wanted shiny pop but I didn't. I found a little independent and we've got all these great reviews in England and now it has gone gold.
jobs school training
I have never done any other job. I have sung in bands since I was 15. I left school completely unqualified. I have no other training.
records growing want
When you make a lot of money for a record company, they don't want you to evolve. Growing older, you naturally do.
voice trends receiving
The press Yazoo were receiving were focused on the voice, This obviously was about trends.
hate mean names
Yazoo is the name of an old blues label and also a town in America. I like it because it doesn't mean a thing, it has no immediate connotations. That's what I hate about so many names today - they're so obviously fashionable.
thinking priorities finding-yourself
When you find yourself on stage singing and you are embarrassed about what you are singing in front of your peers, then you have to think about your priorities.
song dog horse
With the exceptional talent that is Guy Sigsworth as producer and collaborator, we have recorded a collection of original songs that sees me moving away from a generic line up and back into the world of a programmer. Born of reconstructed improvisation I like to think of it as Prog-Pop, but I also like to think of big dogs as small horses. So don’t hang on to that thought long. Unless, of course, you think it astute of me in which case I am right
creativity creative mind
When you have a creative mind it doesn't stop going.
school kids class
I came from a small town and at school in one class there was me, a member from Depeche Mode and someone who went on to join The Cure. That was all in one class of 30 kids.
bit ended musical playing punk
I'm a bit multifaceted in the sense that I've got many more than one musical taste. If you think about it, I started out playing in a punk band and ended up doing electro-pop. That was more an accident than a plan.