Ellie Goulding Quotes

I love Mariah Carey. Remember the breakdown? I loved the breakdown.

I've never loved listening to music.

I'm very passionate about music and was excited to see that the majority of readers loved the inclusion of lyrics.

When I listen to 'Nevermind,' I hate the production, but there's something about it that almost makes me cry at times.

I guess I'm kind of a sucker for the emotion of music. I guess it's kind of odd, but it's the way I appreciate music. I present my stuff that way as well.

My first impression when I heard 'Heaven' was, 'Do not let anyone else have that song! I'm putting it on hold.' I knew it was special from the first time I heard it, and I thought my fans would love it as much as I did.

I think I feel in love with words before I feel in love with music.

There are two things that really move me: music and acting. And I'm not talking about my music or watching myself as an actor, but listening to other people's music and watching other actors. There are so many different songs that have moved me. It all depends upon the mood that I'm in at that moment.

I don't really like to talk about what my songs are about.

Pop music is what touches me the most.

I believe in my kind of music and I'm happy to have reached out to people through my songs. My dream was to sing my compositions and get accepted by listeners.

I just love music, in general. I love art.

Sometimes, the songs that really affected me were not from the artist catalogue of their music, like the song 'Thunder Road' by Bruce Springsteen. I never got into any of his other music, but that song, to this day, is in my top three lyrical masterpieces of all time.

The most rewarding experience as a musician is to know that I moved people personally.

It's difficult to explain exactly how I react to music, but if it makes me feel anything at all, then I'll have some kind of emotional relationship to it. That's what defines good music to me - if it makes me truly feel something.

There is nothing more useless than an album that you don't feel strongly about, out in the world.

To be honest, I'm always really interested when people say they can relate to our songs. On the first album, that wasn't something I'd ever anticipated or thought about.

I really love that song. I love when people cover songs that are familiar but have been kind of forgotten about. So when you play it, it takes people back to a certain place. That's what I wanted for 'Torn.'

As long as a tune has the power to move me, I'm a lifelong fan.

I love songs, so when you're song-based, it doesn't matter which way the production leans.

I've always wanted to make some kind of music that was universally appreciated.

When you listen to music, you listen to music. You like it very much or not.

After talking to people and meeting them every day, I realize that a song can be written from one perspective with an objective in mind. What is crazy about it is that many different people can take one song a totally different way. That is so cool, since music is a universal thing and a very personal thing.

We cut songs that touch us because if they don't touch us first, there's no way in the world we're going to be able to sell those songs to somebody else.

You're never going to improve on a Michael Jackson song if you cover it.