I thought I had a clear picture of death, but now I know it's a mystery and it will always be a mystery, although it is something we all have in common: everybody knows that life ends with death.
"Beth Gibbons" is an English singer and songwriter. She is the singer and lyricist for the English band Portishead (band)/Portishead.
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous musicians! More Beth Gibbons on Wikipedia.Let's get one thing straight: there's no such thing as the Bristol sound.
We're hearing stories. Our drivers are telling us they're seeing a lot of new faces.
There's not only emotion in the way you sing but also in what you sing. That way I can compensate it.
All of those stories about my interview-fear date from the beginning of the band. At the time of our first interviews everything was new and unclear, so I usually was staring at a reporter with this big question mark above my head. I just didn't know it then. It was too new, and I was nervous and paranoid.
The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process: I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult.
I've had a wordless phase, and that's still not entirely over: what I sing is not always literally meant that way, and you can hear that in the way it is sung.
You feel the music needs something but you don't know what. So you start searching, fitting, measuring, trying. Every time you try another angle. And sometimes that's frustrating, especially if you don't come up with something for three days.
There's no romantic Seattle or Manchester-like offensive of musical solidarity feeling in Bristol.
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