Alice Merton Quotes

A lot of labels always feel the need to tell you how they think the music should be marketed and what songs work best where. I say make music you love doing, come up with a strategy, and put it out there.
At the end of the day, it's not the labels buying the music: it's the people out there, and you have to be behind the music and not anyone else. You're the one representing it, you're playing it for everyone; you're doing promotion and travelling around the world.
Baking is more like chemistry, following certain instructions and knowing what comes out in the end. It's almost reassuring! Songwriting is a creative process where you go into a session with nothing and can come out of it with something incredible in the end. I never feel like I'm taking a risk with baking, but always with songwriting.
Being an artist and a human in this world always means confronting people who make you feel like you have to act according to their rules.
Every song is true and has its unique story behind it.
Every time someone asks me where I'm from, I'm not sure how to answer that question... so I say I have no roots.
Home, for me, is with the people who I really love - whether that's in England with my family, Ireland with my relatives, or Germany and Canada with my friends.
I actually didn't think there was that many people out there who knew what it's like to not really have a home or have that home in one place.
I always wanted to do something with music, but to be honest, I never thought I'd be good enough.
I can do whatever I want, and I'm not going to let anyone tell me what language I should speak in.
I didn't have just one place where I could say, 'That's my home.'
I didn't want to write a sad song to remind me of the fact that I'm always moving around. I wanted something to cheer me up.
I don't like being dependent on other people.
I don't really see myself as a pop star. I guess I just really enjoy being able to play my music for people who actually want to listen to it.
I don't think I ever had a certain image of what touring was like... I think when you're young, you think it's very glamourous, but it's not.
I feel it's much easier to be honest or be myself in songs when I'm playing. That's why I felt, 'You know, I'm going to write the truth.'
I get mad about something, and then I have this melody in my head, and then afterwards, the lyrics come.
I get really nervous when I'm performing or meeting new people.
I had no idea if 'No Roots' was going to work or not.
I have complete creative freedom. If I want to put a song on the album, there's no one stopping me.
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Alice Merton
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13 September, 1993
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