The husk could be some useless bloke or losing myself and changing my DNA with bottomless grief.
“The husk could be some useless bloke or losing myself and changing my DNA with bottomless grief.” Beth Orton
Therapy is like telling your nightmares when you’re a kid; they lose their power to hurt and control.
“Therapy is like telling your nightmares when you’re a kid; they lose their power to hurt and control.” Beth Orton
I was scared of the Bible – it seemed whenever I read it I got bad luck. Then I befriended a couple of Jesus’s disciples and I used to show them modern life – how to run the hot and cold taps and things like that. They seemed alright but it didn’t change my feelings about the Bible jinx.
“I was scared of the Bible – it seemed whenever I read it I got bad luck. Then I befriended a couple of Jesus’s disciples … Read More
One time I completely thought I’d turned into a werewolf and was sure I could see hairs sprouting from my face. At those times I’d suddenly go very quiet and not talk to anyone, stunned from the developments, being a werewolf and all.
“One time I completely thought I’d turned into a werewolf and was sure I could see hairs sprouting from my face. At those times I’d … Read More
I didn’t jump a lot of trees because I didn’t like heights. I liked getting a mirror and walking around with it facing the sky. I’d imagine I was walking in the tops of the trees and falling into the sky, or walking up the stairs whilst going down.
“I didn’t jump a lot of trees because I didn’t like heights. I liked getting a mirror and walking around with it facing the sky. … Read More
At about the age of ten, my friends and I discovered the joys of sitting in graveyards drinking merrydown cider and kissing and stealing our elder siblings’ records.
“At about the age of ten, my friends and I discovered the joys of sitting in graveyards drinking merrydown cider and kissing and stealing our … Read More
My dad got me a chemistry book one Christmas and I burnt the garden shed down. I remember there was the most beautiful smell forever after in the remains.
“My dad got me a chemistry book one Christmas and I burnt the garden shed down. I remember there was the most beautiful smell forever … Read More
When I was really young I used to collect frog spawn. I made a pond out of an old sink and I loved to spend hours watching the frogs grow.
“When I was really young I used to collect frog spawn. I made a pond out of an old sink and I loved to spend … Read More
Even when I haven’t had money, I found money to travel. It’s a luxury that’s a kind of necessity, I think.
“Even when I haven’t had money, I found money to travel. It’s a luxury that’s a kind of necessity, I think.” Beth Orton
I’m not comfortable holidaying in other people’s poverty.
“I’m not comfortable holidaying in other people’s poverty.” Beth Orton
I love the water more than anything. I’m not very good at sunbathing – I get really bored. I love swimming and I love being like a fish and getting in the sea and just – I don’t know, it feels right.
“I love the water more than anything. I’m not very good at sunbathing – I get really bored. I love swimming and I love being … Read More
I don’t believe in trouble. Because I think that trouble is sometimes good, sometimes bad. I’ve been known to be called trouble, which I think is quite a compliment. But I suppose, thinking about it, that my best and worst trouble has always had something to do with a man.
“I don’t believe in trouble. Because I think that trouble is sometimes good, sometimes bad. I’ve been known to be called trouble, which I think … Read More
When I first started writing, a friend said I should be careful because I’m letting people know how to reach right in and play with my workings. And they do!
“When I first started writing, a friend said I should be careful because I’m letting people know how to reach right in and play with … Read More
I’d say my greatest fear is fear itself.
“I’d say my greatest fear is fear itself.” Beth Orton
To me songwriting is more like redemption. I can extract the poison or the pollen, the essence from a situation and the rest becomes a husk that blows away.
“To me songwriting is more like redemption. I can extract the poison or the pollen, the essence from a situation and the rest becomes a … Read More
The way I write, words can means lots of different things.
“The way I write, words can means lots of different things.” Beth Orton
We’re all like little ants who scurry around with the materials that are at hand right now. Each generation finds new materials. Its just evolution, isn’t it?
“We’re all like little ants who scurry around with the materials that are at hand right now. Each generation finds new materials. Its just evolution, … Read More
I just like the child’s nightmares and therapy, once an experience has found the light of day I’m no longer under its spell, I’m free to tell it. I hope in telling honestly I can in some way help other people to do so also.
“I just like the child’s nightmares and therapy, once an experience has found the light of day I’m no longer under its spell, I’m free … Read More
Kissing was something I did a lot of. Kissing in a wheat field as the sun begins to set on a summer’s evening, with the haze of that light.
“Kissing was something I did a lot of. Kissing in a wheat field as the sun begins to set on a summer’s evening, with the … Read More
I was born on a pig farm in Norfolk. We grew up in the city called Norwich in Norfolk, then I moved to London when I was thirteen.
“I was born on a pig farm in Norfolk. We grew up in the city called Norwich in Norfolk, then I moved to London when … Read More