Even when Im in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do. – Ellie Goulding
I was the first person to go to university from my family. – Ellie Goulding

Even when Im in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do. – Ellie Goulding
I was the first person to go to university from my family. – Ellie Goulding
I love prints of skulls and bones and have some taxidermy – a crow and a rabbit – to remind me of home. I like art and have a big portrait of Bjork. – Ellie Goulding
I could always sing, from a really young age, but my voice was really weird. I used to make my mum turn up the radio every day in our house. She was well into music so I got that from her. – Ellie Goulding
What makes me sad about school is that the people who are unhappy are unhappy because they dont believe it will change. And I just want to say: It does! High school ends and its over. I will tell anyone that its OK to be unhappy at school, make lots of mistakes and then it will be over. – Alice Englert
Over the last couple of years, Ive really worked toward balancing my life out more, having a little bit more time with friends, family and my boyfriend. There was a period of time when they were way down the list. It was all about music and touring and if everything fell by the wayside, so be it. – Alanis Morissette