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Imelda May Quotes

I have no big career plan. It is better for me that way Picture Quote #1

I was brought up with old-fashioned values. I wasn’t allowed to have a boyfriend until I finished school. I wasn’t allowed to wear make-up: the nuns would scrub your face if they saw it Picture Quote #1

When I tell people that I lost my baby weight through breastfeeding, they think I’m exaggerating. But it was brilliant for that. It is great for bonding with your baby. It is hard when no one else can feed her, but it was worth it for me. I loved it Picture Quote #1

In a way, I’m lucky that I was never classically trained and never went to a music college. I’m just from a normal working class family and happened to get obsessed with music as a teenager Picture Quote #1

I’ve used a stylist twice, and that was when I didn’t have time to go shopping or pick up an outfit for a photo shoot. I think you should dress yourself, have fun with it - it’s only clothes Picture Quote #1

I’m in no hurry to get old. But when I do, I’ll be out to enjoy every last minute. I see myself at 90 in some nursing home, waving my walking stick about as I jive to Gene Vincent records Picture Quote #1

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I’m not comparing myself at all to him, but I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know Picture Quote #1

I wash my face and put moisturiser on; I’ve never had a facial, and I don’t get my hair or my nails done. I just do it all myself Picture Quote #1

I love to cook. I love having friends over and family. I am definitely a feeder - I feed everybody. I am jumping around the kitchen like a crazy woman Picture Quote #1

In my head, I consider ‘No Turning Back’ my ‘dipping the toe in the water’ album. It was mostly covers of favorite songs, and there were three originals in there. So, it feels like it was just my album to see what the temperature of the water was Picture Quote #1

I lost a boyfriend over Elmore James. You know that moment when you send mixtapes at fifteen? He sent me pop hits, and I sent him Elmore James, and I never heard from him again Picture Quote #1

I love the shape of 50s fashion: the clothes are very flattering; they let you out in the right places. I love high heels, too, as I’m only five foot three, although I always tell people I’m five foot five Picture Quote #1

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You have to change your life for yourself, and it’s about the fun of getting there - sitting in the tour van, breaking down on the side of the road, you know, having a laugh with the guys in the band, making mistakes with nobody watching Picture Quote #1

Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland Picture Quote #1

My parents never told me to get a real job. They always said, ‘Go for it! If this is what you want to do, work hard.’ They were always very supportive Picture Quote #1

Love Tattoo’ I recorded without a record company. I’d gotten turned down by the record companies - they said they didn’t get me, which is fine, I suppose Picture Quote #1

I love festivals in that people seem to let their hair down more. I love that people run from stage to stage. I love going as a performer because you get to see band that you wouldn’t necessarily go see Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t think of anything worse than hating your own music and having to play it every night. It would be a nightmare Picture Quote #1

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I’m on the road earning my money. I didn’t get any million pound record deals. Not unless you’re Jedward! I’m doing very well, but I still have a mortgage to pay off. So I’m on the road Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t live on the singing at first, so I worked as a cleaner, in a launderette, in a garage, face painting and doing the windows of shops at Christmas, ‘cause I had been to art college Picture Quote #1

My music is a mix of everything, mostly my own life. I just write about things that mean something and that I can write about. There’s no point in pretending Picture Quote #1

There’s no point in bringing together a talented band if you don’t let them do their thing Picture Quote #1

American audiences are great. They get what I am doing, but as my band will tell you, nowhere tops the Irish audience. They are just brilliant. They are very open, but the Americans and Spanish come a close second Picture Quote #1

The Spanish and the American audiences are lunatics. They are very passionate and, like the Irish, they don’t have as many inhibitions. If you are playing somewhere like Austria or Sweden, it takes them a little while to come out of themselves Picture Quote #1

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At school, I’d refuse to take part in biology lessons when animals were being dissected. One time, the teacher announced that we would be gassing worms. So I ran around the room, gathered up all the worms and set them free in the fields. I just loved animals and couldn’t bear the thought of them suffering Picture Quote #1

In 2008, I was in a London park when I came across a fledgling crow that had fallen from the top of an oak tree. A woman happened to be passing, and she said that she rescued animals, so she invited me back to her house. It turned out she was the wife of Jeff Beck. Jeff was there, and we ended up jamming together Picture Quote #1

I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn’t have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things Picture Quote #1

I would love to work with Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, B.B. King. I’d love to do something with Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane, and The Last Shadow Puppets. If I got a call from Juliette Lewis or PJ Harvey, or Chrissie Hynde, that’d be a thrill Picture Quote #1

I always loved the bad girls in the movies. I loved Bette Davis; I loved Katherine Hepburn. I loved Ava Gardner Picture Quote #1

I got my first leopard print coat when I was 15. I nearly got beat up, but I was happy with it Picture Quote #1

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I have no big career plan. It is better for me that way. (Imelda May Quotes) I was brought up with old-fashioned values. I wasn’t allowed to have a boyfriend until I finished school. I wasn’t allowed to wear make-up: the nuns would scrub your face if they saw it. (Imelda May Quotes) When I tell people that I lost my baby weight through breastfeeding, they think I’m exaggerating. But it was brilliant for that. It is great for bonding with your baby. It is hard when no one else can feed her, but it was worth it for me. I loved it. (Imelda May Quotes) In a way, I’m lucky that I was never classically trained and never went to a music college. I’m just from a normal working class family and happened to get obsessed with music as a teenager. (Imelda May Quotes) I’ve used a stylist twice, and that was when I didn’t have time to go shopping or pick up an outfit for a photo shoot. I think you should dress yourself, have fun with it - it’s only clothes. (Imelda May Quotes) I’m in no hurry to get old. But when I do, I’ll be out to enjoy every last minute. I see myself at 90 in some nursing home, waving my walking stick about as I jive to Gene Vincent records. (Imelda May Quotes) I’m not comparing myself at all to him, but I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know. (Imelda May Quotes) I wash my face and put moisturiser on; I’ve never had a facial, and I don’t get my hair or my nails done. I just do it all myself. (Imelda May Quotes) I love to cook. I love having friends over and family. I am definitely a feeder - I feed everybody. I am jumping around the kitchen like a crazy woman. (Imelda May Quotes) In my head, I consider ‘No Turning Back’ my ‘dipping the toe in the water’ album. It was mostly covers of favorite songs, and there were three originals in there. So, it feels like it was just my album to see what the temperature of the water was. (Imelda May Quotes) I lost a boyfriend over Elmore James. You know that moment when you send mixtapes at fifteen? He sent me pop hits, and I sent him Elmore James, and I never heard from him again. (Imelda May Quotes) I love the shape of 50s fashion: the clothes are very flattering; they let you out in the right places. I love high heels, too, as I’m only five foot three, although I always tell people I’m five foot five. (Imelda May Quotes) You have to change your life for yourself, and it’s about the fun of getting there - sitting in the tour van, breaking down on the side of the road, you know, having a laugh with the guys in the band, making mistakes with nobody watching. (Imelda May Quotes) Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland. (Imelda May Quotes) My parents never told me to get a real job. They always said, ‘Go for it! If this is what you want to do, work hard.’ They were always very supportive. (Imelda May Quotes) Love Tattoo’ I recorded without a record company. I’d gotten turned down by the record companies - they said they didn’t get me, which is fine, I suppose. (Imelda May Quotes) I love festivals in that people seem to let their hair down more. I love that people run from stage to stage. I love going as a performer because you get to see band that you wouldn’t necessarily go see. (Imelda May Quotes) I couldn’t think of anything worse than hating your own music and having to play it every night. It would be a nightmare. (Imelda May Quotes) I’m on the road earning my money. I didn’t get any million pound record deals. Not unless you’re Jedward! I’m doing very well, but I still have a mortgage to pay off. So I’m on the road. (Imelda May Quotes) I couldn’t live on the singing at first, so I worked as a cleaner, in a launderette, in a garage, face painting and doing the windows of shops at Christmas, ‘cause I had been to art college. (Imelda May Quotes) My music is a mix of everything, mostly my own life. I just write about things that mean something and that I can write about. There’s no point in pretending (Imelda May Quotes) There’s no point in bringing together a talented band if you don’t let them do their thing (Imelda May Quotes) American audiences are great. They get what I am doing, but as my band will tell you, nowhere tops the Irish audience. They are just brilliant. They are very open, but the Americans and Spanish come a close second. (Imelda May Quotes) The Spanish and the American audiences are lunatics. They are very passionate and, like the Irish, they don’t have as many inhibitions. If you are playing somewhere like Austria or Sweden, it takes them a little while to come out of themselves. (Imelda May Quotes) At school, I’d refuse to take part in biology lessons when animals were being dissected. One time, the teacher announced that we would be gassing worms. So I ran around the room, gathered up all the worms and set them free in the fields. I just loved animals and couldn’t bear the thought of them suffering. (Imelda May Quotes) In 2008, I was in a London park when I came across a fledgling crow that had fallen from the top of an oak tree. A woman happened to be passing, and she said that she rescued animals, so she invited me back to her house. It turned out she was the wife of Jeff Beck. Jeff was there, and we ended up jamming together. (Imelda May Quotes) I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn’t have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things. (Imelda May Quotes) I would love to work with Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, B.B. King. I’d love to do something with Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane, and The Last Shadow Puppets. If I got a call from Juliette Lewis or PJ Harvey, or Chrissie Hynde, that’d be a thrill. (Imelda May Quotes) I always loved the bad girls in the movies. I loved Bette Davis; I loved Katherine Hepburn. I loved Ava Gardner. (Imelda May Quotes) I got my first leopard print coat when I was 15. I nearly got beat up, but I was happy with it. (Imelda May Quotes)

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