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• I've got a thing for footwear; I have about 200 pairs of shoes from all over the world.

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  Shoes, World, Pairs

  "The close-up". Interview with Imogen Fox, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2007.

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• I used to be hung up on my figure, but it's a waste of time. I don't believe in diets. Have four pints one night, be healthy the next.

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  Believe, Night, Healthy

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• I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more.

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  Thinking, Ideas, Records

  "Question time: Sophie Ellis-Bextor". Interview with Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. August 26, 2009.

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• I don't think anyone doubts my motives, really. I do what I do and it's not very complicated. Of course, you might hate the music that I make, but I don't think people feel threatened by me just getting on with what I'm up to.

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  Hate, Thinking, People

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• I'm someone who has always been quite clear about what I like. In the studio, I'm not a control freak but I know what I want.

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  Want, Freak, Clear

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• I tasted huge success with my first album, and when it's happening it feels like a roller coaster you can't get off. You should be very careful about wishing for success on that scale.

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  Wish, Albums, Firsts

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• Some people can get away with being very sexy to men and not looking like a complete cow, but I didn't think I was in a position where people knew me well enough

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  Sexy, Men, Thinking

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• On my wedding day. I didn't want a natural, blushing-bride look - I had a full-on hairdo and red lips. I thought it would be disingenuous to do the whole virginal look, so even though I had the white dress, I had pink net underneath.

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  Wedding, White, Dresses

  "The close-up". Interview with Imogen Fox, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2007.

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• I never manage to get to bed early on Sunday night but this doesn't matter, as I don't know one level of exhaustion from another.

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  Sunday, Night, Bed

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• I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts.

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  Believe, Ghost, Influence

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• I'm a sucker for good black skirts and pretty little shirts and kooky tops. I have to admit that shopping satisfies my craving for immediate gratification.

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  Shopping, Black, Littles

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'm all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don't get a good service.

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  Rights, Aggravated, Good Service

  "Sophie's world". Interview with Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. October 28, 2002.

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• The fact that my mother was on television every week while I was young was occasionally awkward, and often frustrating.

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  Mother, Awkward, Television

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• I would love to record something with PJ Harvey or Alison Goldfrapp.

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  Pjs, Records, Pj Harvey

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• I can definitely tell when mum has got money because then she likes to go shopping to spend it, whereas dad is steadier and avoids splurges. I like to think I've inherited both sides.

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  Dad, Thinking, Shopping

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• I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere.

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  Age, Used, Autographs

  "Sophie's world". Interview with Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. October 28, 2002.

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• The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry.

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  People, Entertainment, Spats

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• Writing songs about fancying people in dance clubs is all very well but it's not the be-all and end-all. There are other topics.

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  Song, Writing, People

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• Yes, being educated is definitely an advantage. But having said that, I've met so many people in life who haven't done very well at school but who are still really bright.

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  School, People, Done

  "Sophie's world". Interview with Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. October 28, 2002.

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• There are a lots of clowns in our family - our house is a fun house.

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  Fun, House, Clown

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• You need to have a life outside your career.

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  Careers, Needs

  "Sophie Ellis Bextor: 'I think pop-ups are quite sexy'". Interview with Killian Fox, www.theguardian.com. July 31, 2010.

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• I love getting dressed up. Being a pop star is the most brilliant job for that. A lot of girls love shopping, but they might see the most amazing outfit and think, 'When am I going to wear that?', so it's my duty to exploit the fact I do have events I can wear these things to.

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  Girl, Jobs, Stars

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• Some people are really good at packaging themselves, but that's not really me.

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  People, Packaging

  "Sophie Ellis Bextor: 'I think pop-ups are quite sexy'". Interview with Killian Fox, www.theguardian.com. July 31, 2010.

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• Having a successful first album is one thing, but a successful third is another.

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  Successful, Albums, Firsts

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• Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the ages of eight and ten I collected avidly. I'd pore over my Stanley Gibbons book, obsessively checking my collection's value. I always hoped I'd stumble across a really valuable one, a Penny Black or an Inverted Jenny, but it wasn't to be.

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  Book, School, Boys

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