He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life. – George Sand, 1851
You pick up loads of baggage with your first record with reaction to it from fans and critics. So I went to Ireland by myself for a couple of weeks with my guitar. I read lots of poetry, I read Patti Smiths autobiography and started words and phrases and then songs started to take shape. – Ellie Goulding