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
thinking purpose world
I think the world is a dead carcass and I think the purpose of human beings is as maggots...
british-musician french growing language lots school words
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.
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.
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.
parent single-parent parenthood
I was a single parent, and I was prohibited from working.
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.