Guy Garvey Quotes

• There is temptation to place too much importance on those things that you're meant to do, and not on to little everyday happinesses. I think if you do what makes you happy on a daily basis, your days gather into years and you have a happy life. I don't want to think too far ahead. I want to make sure that I enjoy tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day. And we'll see what happens.

  Guy Garvey

  Happy Life, Thinking, Years

  "Guy Garvey interview: 'I still think wistfully about my hedonistic years'". Interview with Miranda Sawyer, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2014.

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• Just start scribbling. The first draft is never your last draft. Nothing you write is by accident.

  Guy Garvey

  Writing, Lasts, Firsts

  "Top artists reveal how to find creative inspiration" by Polly Stenham, Guy Garvey, Tamara Rojo, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Fyfe Dangerfield, Martha Wainright, Anthony Neilson, Rupert Goold, Isaac Julien, Lucy Prebble, Jasmin Vardimon, Sunand Prasad, Susan Philipsz, Akram Khan, Polly Morgan, Kate Royal, Ian Rickson, Olivia Williams, Martin Parr, Wayne McGregor, www.theguardian.com. January 2, 2012.

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• I usually tell somebody if a song’s for them. I don’t always tell them if it’s about them.

  Guy Garvey

  Song, Ifs

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• I'm not David Bowie. Who are we kidding? At the end of the day, I'm the same person I've always been. I'm Don Garvey's son from up the road.

  Guy Garvey

  Son, The End Of The Day, Bowie

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• As long as people are listening that's all that matters.

  Guy Garvey

  Long, People, Listening

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• I think 'Elbow' were considered successful even before [2008's] Seldom Seen Kid because we were living off the band. We have a great manager who keeps our coffers topped off, and we give ourselves a sensible wage with a view to having three fallow years between records. We always make sure we have enough money to make a record and not be pressured time-wise.

  Guy Garvey

  Wise, Kids, Successful

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• I remember going foraging for breakfast in St. Louis once. I saw this one girl sitting in front of the venue, and she made this pink T-shirt with a big heart in the middle of it and a misty picture of our guitarist Mark [Potter]. She was so embarrassed when she saw me. And I was trying desperately not to laugh.

  Guy Garvey

  Girl, Heart, Laughing

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• Maybe Radiohead and R.E.M. Even a group like the National - artists who have crossed over without compromising. It's a special thing.

  Guy Garvey

  Artist, Special, Groups

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• We [Elbow] have had some luck with media syncs in film and on TV. We'd love to do a soundtrack with a really cool director.

  Guy Garvey

  Media, Luck, Elbows

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• The British press isn't as vicious as it used to be, and these days it's sort of cool to care again. Everyone loves an everyman anthem.

  Guy Garvey

  Care, Anthem, One Love

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• "Open Arms" has a lot of unison singing in it. And it works: Grown men will come to our gigs and cry during that one.

  Guy Garvey

  Men, Singing, Arms

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