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
Alison Moyet quotes about
our-generation interesting people
It is interesting seeing young people these days and watching how unimportant music is in their lives compared with our generation.
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When I saw Adele, I thought: 'I'll give it an hour before people say I was her,' just because I was fat. When you watch 'X Factor,' you can bet your bottom dollar, every single fat singer sounds like me as far as the judges are concerned. Can you imagine if they did that with every black artist?
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People always had something to say about the fact I was odd looking, bigger than other people, that I was awkward. When I discovered punk, I bought into it. That look, combined with being fat, made me even less of what people thought a young woman should be.
feeling love people
There has always been a feeling with people that they love my singing but not always the choice of material.
people
There are a lot of people who can now see me as an artist for the first time.
book chapters favourite people tie work
When people ask, what's your favourite song, it doesn't work like that. It is more like chapters in a book that tie into one story.
ate bread home left people processed reasons white
One of the reasons I got really fat when I left home was because I thought rich people ate white bread and Spam. I also thought they could get processed meals, because we never did, so that was exciting.
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Psychologically, I'll always be a fat girl because that's what my character is built on. I always got a buzz out of people telling me I was ugly. I went out of my way to un-beautify myself. I didn't want anyone's approval.
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As I was growing up, French was the language in the house, so when I started school there were lots of words I didn't know in English.
stars sheep black
Within three months I had gone from being this black sheep of the town to suddenly becoming a pop star.
good-luck wave easy
It wasn't like I felt I was on a wave. It was just so easy. It is only afterwards that I thought I really had a bit of good luck going on there with Yazoo.
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I was a single parent, and I was prohibited from working.
thinking purpose world
I think the world is a dead carcass and I think the purpose of human beings is as maggots...
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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.