Ellie Goulding Quotes

People weren't even aware that I wrote my own songs. The media just promoted me as a female body. It's like I've had to prove that I'm an artist.

Some women can probably be Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, but some of us can't.

I just want to be written about as a normal artist.

I would love for the time to come where somebody can talk about me and not have to talk about Britney and Christina in the same sentence.

Around New York, our group had become known as 'Dee Dee and her girls' because we were used on everything, so going out on a solo career wasn't as much a big deal to me.

Name me a person in public life who doesn't have critics. Especially women in public life.

If people say to me, 'So, what were you doing in Dubai in that song?' or they spend ages comparing me to some other singer, I just shut down, I guess.

In reality - and we've always said this - yes, we are girls, women, but, first and foremost, we're musicians and we're songwriters.

I'm not a Pat Benatar clone. I wish people would forget about that comparison.

There are a lot of things worse to be than the 'Pharrell girl.' I hope that'll wear off.

Especially with women in music there is this unnecessary competitive element. And, like, why? Why do people do things where they try to put peers up against each other?

I'm worried about being pigeonholed as an artist, especially a female one, but I think, essentially, it's the music which people judge you by.

I think that I'm a powerful female, a young singer-songwriter with an energy that's not really been done before. I think that's what people need to know about, you know.

The music industry is hard work, especially for women. A lot of people pit us against each other, comparing two body types or two women that are completely different. It's a lot of pressure.

In my music, I'm uncensored, which has helped me stand out as a female artist.

There's not a lot of positive role models of women in newspapers and magazines. I think it puts pressure on girls. They think that the image put out, it's the way you have to look.

I hate what I look like on TV, and I want to look better, and nothing makes the mothers more jealous.

The reality of producing the Oscars is that it's a blood sport. With social media, everyone has a chance to voice their opinions. You have to know that entering into this special world requires a very thick skin.

Honestly, I don't really hear the comparisons to Taylor Swift anymore. I think it's because people are finally starting to see me for who I am and my craft and not being the next Taylor.

I'm a confident woman with thick skin, and as a model in the public eye, I'm conditioned to accept criticism.

I've always been very respected as a female singer in metal, or in general as a female singer.

If you look at the role models that are out there, the women that tend to be photographed tend to be actresses and models, whereas the men are often in the media because of what they do in terms of business and sport.

Being in a boy band, everyone has an opinion of all of us and what we do. There was a time I fought with that.

If a person's self-worth derives from being the only woman in the field, how much affection can she feel toward another woman who might challenge that claim to fame?

I'm not into makeup or dresses or typically girly things. But to me, those things don't really define what it is to be a female artist in this industry any more. It's being brave and courageous and true to yourself.