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
“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.” 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 … 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 … 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. … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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.” Beth Orton
“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 … 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 … 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 … Read More
“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 … Read More
“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, … 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 … 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 … 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 … Read More