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I'm not a feminist that hates men by any means.
Imelda May Quotes: I'm not a feminist that
I'm lucky to come from a very musical family. If you put a record on and turn the volume up, there's a pretty good chance you'll have a lot of people dancing very quickly.
Imelda May Quotes: I'm lucky to come from
I can talk a lot and not reveal anything; I would make a great politician.
Imelda May Quotes: I can talk a lot
Don't lie - when you are 105 years of age - on your deathbed, thinking, 'I should have done a few things!' I would like to think I tried as much as I could.
Imelda May Quotes: Don't lie - when you
I got my first leopard print coat when I was 15. I nearly got beat up, but I was happy with it.
Imelda May Quotes: I got my first leopard
I don't think the music that I do is nostalgic in any way; I don't think about going back to nice, old-fashioned music. I'm certainly influenced by old music, but I want to bring it slap-bang up to today.
Imelda May Quotes: I don't think the music
I'm a big believer in 'pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start again.'
Imelda May Quotes: I'm a big believer in
Ireland and America, music-wise, are very closely related. The Irish came over with their fiddles in hand, and you can hear it in the bluegrass and rockabilly. I love it when music from different countries combine.
Imelda May Quotes: Ireland and America, music-wise, are
I love people with strong convictions, because we are living in a very PC world. You can't crack a joke without it being in the headlines.
Imelda May Quotes: I love people with strong
I've used a stylist twice, and that was when I didn't have time to go shopping or pick up an outfit for a photo shoot. I think you should dress yourself, have fun with it - it's only clothes.
Imelda May Quotes: I've used a stylist twice,
I'm not saying that women shouldn't pursue careers, but if it is going to be equal in the workplace, it should certainly pan out to be a little bit more equal in the home, too.
Imelda May Quotes: I'm not saying that women
I'm sorry, but Juicy Couture tracksuits and Ugg boots don't move me in any way, shape or form. I refuse to wear them. Modern fashion doesn't appeal to me; the 1950s were better in every way, don't you think?
Imelda May Quotes: I'm sorry, but Juicy Couture
Thrashing about on stage is my exercise for the day!
Imelda May Quotes: Thrashing about on stage is
I love to cook. I love having friends over and family. I am definitely a feeder - I feed everybody. I am jumping around the kitchen like a crazy woman.
Imelda May Quotes: I love to cook. I
Ooooh, I love Nashville! It seems like everywhere you walk, there's great music coming out of every wall.
Imelda May Quotes: Ooooh, I love Nashville! It
I always loved the bad girls in the movies. I loved Bette Davis; I loved Katherine Hepburn. I loved Ava Gardner.
Imelda May Quotes: I always loved the bad
I love punk rock, The Clash, The Ramones, The Cramps. I love where it all came from, and music for my ears now, it has to have that same electricity, adrenaline and danger.
Imelda May Quotes: I love punk rock, The
I couldn't think of anything worse than hating your own music and having to play it every night. It would be a nightmare.
Imelda May Quotes: I couldn't think of anything
I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.
Imelda May Quotes: I went to a Catholic
I'm in no hurry to get old. But when I do, I'll be out to enjoy every last minute. I see myself at 90 in some nursing home, waving my walking stick about as I jive to Gene Vincent records.
Imelda May Quotes: I'm in no hurry to
For me, rockabilly is very, very exciting music. It's electric and kind of wild, you know? It's 'make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck' kind of music.
Imelda May Quotes: For me, rockabilly is very,
I never miss a vote; I think that's the power of the people. A lot of people fought and died for us to have votes, for women to have votes in particular - your vote is your one weapon.
Imelda May Quotes: I never miss a vote;
I never got formal training in music. I would just sit with my ear to the speaker and my hand on the needle. I'd listen to Wanda Jackson and think, 'How did she do that?,' and lift the needle and try it myself.
Imelda May Quotes: I never got formal training
There have never been so many women in the music industry, but they're doing ballads and pop. Where's the new Joan Jetts and the Wanda Jacksons and the Debbie Harrys, all these strong women? I wanna be the woman that rocks.
Imelda May Quotes: There have never been so
If you ask me, rockabilly has had a raw deal for far too long. People never shunned the blues or jazz the way they do rockabilly. But it's the original punk-rock, and it changed the way people looked at music for ever.
Imelda May Quotes: If you ask me, rockabilly
I don't see why women have to get naked to sell an album. It's crazy.
Imelda May Quotes: I don't see why women
I was one of those annoying kids that loves singing and entertaining.
Imelda May Quotes: I was one of those
Music rules a lot of my life - I was bitten by the bug young.
Imelda May Quotes: Music rules a lot of
I know exactly what it's like to not have a penny. I know exactly what it's like trying to get a job. I know exactly what it's like having bloody one tin of Ambrosia left in the cupboard. But I know I can survive.
Imelda May Quotes: I know exactly what it's
One thing that did get me into a lot of different types of music was when I was very young, the local record store went out of business and they were selling off all the vinyl. I remember going in - I was probably 16 or 17 and I'd just gotten a record player as a present. It was like hitting the jackpot: all these records for $3 apiece.
Imelda May Quotes: One thing that did get
I enjoy music so much; it's such a passion in my life, and I hope that comes across.
Imelda May Quotes: I enjoy music so much;
At school, I'd refuse to take part in biology lessons when animals were being dissected. One time, the teacher announced that we would be gassing worms. So I ran around the room, gathered up all the worms and set them free in the fields. I just loved animals and couldn't bear the thought of them suffering.
Imelda May Quotes: At school, I'd refuse to
When I was a teenager, I had a record company after me. They wanted me to be a pop act. They said they wanted me to be the next Sonia. I was 16 at the time. I said, 'No thank you.'
Imelda May Quotes: When I was a teenager,
I was brought up with old-fashioned values. I wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend until I finished school. I wasn't allowed to wear make-up: the nuns would scrub your face if they saw it.
Imelda May Quotes: I was brought up with
I would love to work with Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, B.B. King. I'd love to do something with Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane, and The Last Shadow Puppets. If I got a call from Juliette Lewis or PJ Harvey, or Chrissie Hynde, that'd be a thrill.
Imelda May Quotes: I would love to work
You have to change your life for yourself, and it's about the fun of getting there - sitting in the tour van, breaking down on the side of the road, you know, having a laugh with the guys in the band, making mistakes with nobody watching.
Imelda May Quotes: You have to change your
Oh my god, it's good to be alive!
Imelda May Quotes: Oh my god, it's good
I'm not filthy rich! I'm not as rich as people think. It's funny, isn't it?
Imelda May Quotes: I'm not filthy rich! I'm
I even sang once at the opening of a supermarket. You name it, I've done it.
Imelda May Quotes: I even sang once at
I love to have no plans. It is amazing where your day can turn when you have no plans: meeting people or just going to a little pub on the side of the road.
Imelda May Quotes: I love to have no
I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
Imelda May Quotes: I worry about people who
I'm not comparing myself at all to him, but I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know.
Imelda May Quotes: I'm not comparing myself at
My parents never told me to get a real job. They always said, 'Go for it! If this is what you want to do, work hard.' They were always very supportive.
Imelda May Quotes: My parents never told me
I was brought up with beautiful music - Nat King Cole and Glen Miller from my dad, and my mum loved Judy Garland and Doris Day - brilliant stuff. Through my brothers and sisters I heard David Bowie and The Specials, The Carpenters, Meatloaf and The Rolling Stones.
Imelda May Quotes: I was brought up with
The Spanish and the American audiences are lunatics. They are very passionate and, like the Irish, they don't have as many inhibitions. If you are playing somewhere like Austria or Sweden, it takes them a little while to come out of themselves.
Imelda May Quotes: The Spanish and the American
I started gigging when I was about 16, and I was way too young to be in the clubs.
Imelda May Quotes: I started gigging when I
There's no point in bringing together a talented band if you don't let them do their thing.
Imelda May Quotes: There's no point in bringing
I couldn't live on the singing at first, so I worked as a cleaner, in a launderette, in a garage, face painting and doing the windows of shops at Christmas, 'cause I had been to art college.
Imelda May Quotes: I couldn't live on the
My music is a mix of everything, mostly my own life. I just write about things that mean something and that I can write about. There's no point in pretending.
Imelda May Quotes: My music is a mix
When I'm writing, I mean what I'm saying - there's a lot of me in each song.
Imelda May Quotes: When I'm writing, I mean
I wash my face and put moisturiser on; I've never had a facial, and I don't get my hair or my nails done. I just do it all myself.
Imelda May Quotes: I wash my face and
I remember once doing a gig in Ireland, and there was a woman jumping around and screaming, 'I don't know what this is but I love it!' I thought that was a nice compliment.
Imelda May Quotes: I remember once doing a
I lost a boyfriend over Elmore James. You know that moment when you send mixtapes at fifteen? He sent me pop hits, and I sent him Elmore James, and I never heard from him again.
Imelda May Quotes: I lost a boyfriend over
I have no big career plan. It is better for me that way.
Imelda May Quotes: I have no big career
American audiences are great. They get what I am doing, but as my band will tell you, nowhere tops the Irish audience. They are just brilliant. They are very open, but the Americans and Spanish come a close second.
Imelda May Quotes: American audiences are great. They
I love festivals in that people seem to let their hair down more. I love that people run from stage to stage. I love going as a performer because you get to see band that you wouldn't necessarily go see.
Imelda May Quotes: I love festivals in that
I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn't have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things.
Imelda May Quotes: I was from a tough
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