Alison Moyet People Quotations

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.

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.

There are a lot of people who can now see me as an artist for the first time.

There has always been a feeling with people that they love my singing but not always the choice of material.

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.

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?

It is interesting seeing young people these days and watching how unimportant music is in their lives compared with our generation.

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.