Quotes by Birdy - Page 1

I used to play violin, but I wasn't very good!
Birdy / Singer
Violin
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It's just me and I try to be myself when I'm singing.
Birdy / Singer
Singing
Trying
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I've heard that Bon Iver liked my cover of 'Skinny Love.'
Birdy / Singer
Heard
Skinny
Cover
Liked
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I've never spoken to Bon Iver, but I would love to. I'm a huge fan!
Birdy / Singer
Fans
Huge
Huge Fan
Spoken
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I love Adele and Lykke Li. I also listen to classical music as well.
Birdy / Singer
Classical Music
Wells
Adele
Classical
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I don't think you have to have experienced things to understand them.
Birdy / Singer
Experienced
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I used to play violin, but I wasn't very good! I'm starting to learn guitar.
Birdy / Singer
Guitar
Play
Violin
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I wanted to give people a taste of my own music through the sound and style of my covers.
Birdy / Singer
Giving
People
Sound
Style
Taste
Covers
Music Style People
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I would love to work with Paolo Nutini because he is so soulful and an amazing songwriter.
Birdy / Singer
Love Work Amazing
Songwriter
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I read the three Hunger Games books in a week and because I liked them so much I wrote Just a Game.
Birdy / Singer
Book
Games
Three
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I read the three 'Hunger Games' books in a week and because I liked them so much I wrote 'Just a Game.'
Birdy / Singer
Games
Hunger
Three
Books
Game
Read
Liked
Hunger Games
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My town's quite small and you kinda recognize everyone when you see them, so I definitely get funny looks from people.
Birdy / Singer
Looks
People
Towns
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I've started to get used to traveling a lot and performing, but still everything has grown so quickly and is very exciting!
Birdy / Singer
Performing
Grown
Quickly
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I think it was when I was 12 when I entered a singing competition. I sang my own original song for an audience of 1,000 people.
Birdy / Singer
People
Singing
Song
Thinking
Original
Entered
Sang
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I get really nervous right before I go on stage. But once I'm performing, I always love it. It's like being in a different world.
Birdy / Singer
Different
Goes On
World
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My songs tend to be about love. It drives some of the greatest songs. I'm looking forward to seeing what people make of my writing.
Birdy / Singer
Looking Forward
Seeing
Drives
Forward
Love Looking People
Tend
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The things I see every day inspire my sound and lyrics, like certain people and situations that stick out in my mind. There are also certain musicians I love whose music and styles inspire me.
Birdy / Singer
Inspire
People
Style
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When I performed at 'Open Mic U.K.' I had this connection with the audience that I'd never felt before, and I loved it. It was my first big thing, and looking out into the crowd... was just amazing.
Birdy / Singer
Big Thing
Connection
Crowd
Mic
Performed
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I got a phone call from Fearne Cotton. It was amazing! I literally couldn't believe it. It was so cool. It was the night before I was going on her show to sing on the 'Live Lounge.' She was so lovely.
Birdy / Singer
Amazing
Cool
Cotton
Night
Show
Call
Phone
Her
Literally
Lounge
Phone Call
She
Sing
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It's quite hard to have your mom as a teacher - it's like, she's not necessarily a 'real teacher' for me. But she'd always teach me to really hear the music, and develop my ear, and to try and hear the harmonics of the piano.
Birdy / Singer
Ear
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I've had to ban my mum from coming to see me play. She gets so nervous before any show. I've always got a few nerves but she's so much worse than me. You'd think she'd be able to handle that kind of situation. After all, she is a concert pianist.
Birdy / Singer
Handle
Mum
Nerves
Pianist
Situation
Always Me Situation
Ban
Concert
Concert Pianist
Me Always See
Worse
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It's quite hard to have your mom as a teacher - it's like, she's not necessarily a "real teacher" for me. But she'd always teach me to really hear the music, and develop my ear, and to try and hear the harmonics of the piano. That was the main thing.
Birdy / Singer
Mom
Teacher
Real
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My mom's a concert pianist, so she started teaching me when I was around seven. When I was eight, I started writing my own songs, and kinda started putting piano and singing together. But I'm trained classically, which is a big influence on me, I think.
Birdy / Singer
Eight
Influence
Pianist
Piano
Seven
Singing
Teaching
Mom Together Me
Big Influence
Concert
Concert Pianist
Putting
Trained
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