Florence Welch is undoubtedly the woman of the moment. Having performed with Dizzee Rascal at the Brit Awards she went on to collect the gong for best album with her debut ‘Lungs’. And with 700,000 copies sold, a number 1 album under her belt and hundreds of sold out shows later, Florence and her mighty machine look set to surpass their outstanding 2009 achievements already. But with such an instant rise to fame, (just 12 months ago she was virtually unknown!) can Florence deal with such a drastic change from small town artist to global pop star. We only have to open the tabloids and to discover the latest on what’s going on with Britney, or what’s landed Amy Winehouse in trouble again. The music industry can be cruel when it comes to fame, and there’s no handbook telling you how to deal with it either. How does Florence deal with the pressure?
"I'm wary of the whole fame thing. I think it has a lot of negative aspects. Obviously, you've got to be prepared for people being negative about you. Hopefully it'll make me stronger.
"I'm easily hurt. I don't think this profession is any good for my sanity! I mean, do I have to talk about my weight and my spots? I'm very critical of myself. Everything I do, my inner voice never says, ‘Well done.’ It's more like, ‘Argghh!’”
Florence definitely seems switched on to the world around her, despite her most peculiar tendencies. In the same year that Lady Gaga became the biggest pop star in the world by pretending to be weird, Florence Welch actually is completely nuts! She's a kind of mystical and magical bewildering fabrication of a person turned seven-year-old, for whom life is a constant acid trip, with a voice like a hurricane. In her own words “I can get excited by a peanut!”
Florence is definitely living it up celebrity style, and from what we can see she’s loving every minute of it, reminding us (and making us jealous) of the advantages of being famous. She said,
“I was flown out to Milan to DJ at Donatella Versace's menswear after-party and it was the most insane thing. There was a roomful of male models in the Versace villa in the middle of Milan. We put on Ray Charles’ ‘I Got A Woman’ and Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z came over. Jay-Z leant over the booth and said, ‘Yeah!’ That was the best thing”.
Showing that acknowledgements from celebs like Jay Z make even the biggest pop stars starstruck.
So, our Florence is doing just fine, she’s shown us that there are some plus sides to being famous, despite the negatives, such as the amazing showbiz parties she gets to attend, and we’re happy for her, even if we’re green with envy.
"I'm wary of the whole fame thing. I think it has a lot of negative aspects. Obviously, you've got to be prepared for people being negative about you. Hopefully it'll make me stronger.
"I'm easily hurt. I don't think this profession is any good for my sanity! I mean, do I have to talk about my weight and my spots? I'm very critical of myself. Everything I do, my inner voice never says, ‘Well done.’ It's more like, ‘Argghh!’”
Florence definitely seems switched on to the world around her, despite her most peculiar tendencies. In the same year that Lady Gaga became the biggest pop star in the world by pretending to be weird, Florence Welch actually is completely nuts! She's a kind of mystical and magical bewildering fabrication of a person turned seven-year-old, for whom life is a constant acid trip, with a voice like a hurricane. In her own words “I can get excited by a peanut!”
Florence is definitely living it up celebrity style, and from what we can see she’s loving every minute of it, reminding us (and making us jealous) of the advantages of being famous. She said,
“I was flown out to Milan to DJ at Donatella Versace's menswear after-party and it was the most insane thing. There was a roomful of male models in the Versace villa in the middle of Milan. We put on Ray Charles’ ‘I Got A Woman’ and Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z came over. Jay-Z leant over the booth and said, ‘Yeah!’ That was the best thing”.
Showing that acknowledgements from celebs like Jay Z make even the biggest pop stars starstruck.
So, our Florence is doing just fine, she’s shown us that there are some plus sides to being famous, despite the negatives, such as the amazing showbiz parties she gets to attend, and we’re happy for her, even if we’re green with envy.
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