Matthew Healy Quotes
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I'm writing songs that connect to millions of people. And that happens for a reason. I don't really worry too much about people who aren't into it because that's the beauty of music. It's subjective. If every single person in the world loved our music, then that'd be weird.
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We like to juxtapose our music with a more dour aesthetic.
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People think that atheists have nothing to live for, but that's not true - it's that we have nothing to die for.
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We had this realisation that we'd sort of travelled from my bedroom to America and all these people are watching us and that was awesome. 11 shows in 5 days I mean if we weren't going out, we were on stage, it was huge.
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As I tell my intro creative writing students, after reading someone you love, wait at least an hour before starting to write.
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I’ve always tried to find God in lots of different things, whether that’s been drugs, women, etc, etc… But all those things are tangible and they exist and you can see them and you can feel them. Music doesn’t exist, physically. Yet is commands ever facet of my personality and it has the power to command people how to feel on a physical level, uncontrollably. And I find that so fascinating.
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I think early on I was really into ambient music and like American original Emo.
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There's a lot of particularly good things going on in my life at the moment. It's the fact that I get to be an ambassador for the concept of modernity. I can be creative and useful. And I don't have to grow up.
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What works for eating and swimming might work for reading and writing.
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Along with John Hughes, he's probably the biggest influence. Would be awesome not only to meet him; he's one person I'd also definitely like to work with.
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Growing up, I was obsessed with Michael Jackson. I saw him at Wembley when I was 7 years old, it was my first proper show. He was like a god to me.
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I don't know whether we'll have another Michael Jackson or Elvis, because the world's too quick to level the playing field in that regard. For example, if Michael Jackson did the moonwalk for the first time now, and it debuted on Twitter, the third comment would probably be: "He's just walking backwards."
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The main reason we understand what we're doing is because we're the individuals doing it. One of the things that surprises me is that all the songs are about me, and it's cool that people care.
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There's no coherent stylistic genre specific advice that I could provide.
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I suppose I view my behavior in such a unique way. I frame it as an artist and maybe kind of make excuses for it. I suppose I romanticize my own life when I write. I always try to think whether it actually is quite romantic.
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We intentionally didn't want to release anything when we were very young, I suppose, because we had a lot of foresight. Stuff can come back to bite you in the ass. Know what I mean?
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I'd kill myself without music. Immediately. Life is pointless without music for me.
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Life's too short to drink crappy coffee and cry over boys who don't care.
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There's a lot that's happened in my life that maybe I didn't want to happen, but I suppose it's led me to exactly where I am now.
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At the moment we're playing more stuff from our upcoming album which is really a departure from any record we've done.
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I think one of the dangers of humor is becoming seduced by it and sacrificing the story for a few laughs.
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I'm used to writing short stories, which is primarily what I like to read.
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Everything's immediately diminished. That's why there's no real rock stars anymore. People are too accessible.
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I'm not reading any novels right now, though not for lack of trying. Unless they're really good, my attention in most novels tends to sputter out after a hundred pages or so - an awful admission for someone who is trying to write one, but it's true.
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When you start becoming a pop star, you think, Hold on a second, maybe my life is different now - maybe all these people that I thought of as celebrities are going to be normal, and when I walk into a room I'm going to be really cool and so is everyone else. But that's not what happens at all - I was awkward, and then I just retreated from any social engagement for about a year.
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I think I couldn't give myself any advice apart from just do exactly what I want.
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I like the idea of characters without shame, who hold nothing back.
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I think the less individuality you portray... not individuality but like the more solidarity you have the better.
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We've finished our debut album which has 14 tracks. We're very proud of the release and can't wait for people to hear it.
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I think what I listen to now is what I listened to as a kid which is kind of black American soul. I love soul music.
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