Lily Allen is one of those sassy, trashy and classy celebrities are rolled into one. Very rarely can I say that about anyone. Yeah, I’ve dissed the songstress in the past (and hardcore too, I might add), but now that I know she despises Katy Perry, Lily can be my BFF any day. With a follow-up album about to be released, It’s Not Me, It’s You, you better be prepared to be seeing and hearing more from this gold-digging artist. Lily sat down with Interview magazine to dish on her rise to fame, her search for a husband and “shy” past. Peep a few of the highlights below, my friends.
ON HER LONELY SCHOOL LIFE:
I wasn’t into anything at school. I used to get really embarrassed. I used to get asked to do performing things, and I’d go to all the rehearsals, and then I’d pretend to be ill on the day I had to actually perform. I was very unhappy at school. I didn’t get on with people my age.
I feel like I got quite a lot of stuff out of the way that people my age are just kind of confronting now, like alcohol and drugs and relationships.
ON THE UNIQUENESS OF HER FIRST ALBUM AND HER RISE TO THE TOP:
Its originality surprised me, too, actually. I don’t know . . . Is the kind of success we’re talking about ever not overnight? But I do think because of who my dad is, people were ready to make a celebrity out of me.
WHERE SHE GETS HER LYRICS:
Well, I have producers who I write my songs with. This record I did with one person, Greg Kurstin. He did all the music and I did all the lyrics and melodies that I’m singing. I write and record at the same time, so I make it up as I go. I can’t write things when I’m not working. Like, if I’m home, I’d rather just watch TV. I don’t want to go home and write songs.
HOW HER NEW ALBUM IS WAY DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST:
It’s a bit darker. There’s a lyric in the song “Him” that you’d like. It’s about humanizing God. The verse goes, “Do you think he’d drive in his car without insurance/Now is he interesting or do you think he’d bore us/Do you think his favorite type of human is Caucasian/Do you reckon he’s ever been done for tax evasion/Do you think he’s any good at remembering people’s names/Do you think he’s ever taken smack or cocaine/I don’t imagine he’s ever been suicidal/His favorite band is Creedence Clearwater Revival.
ON THE IDEA OF REINVENTING ONESELF TO REMAIN INTERESTING TO THE PUBLIC:
I just hope I can stay famous enough for a little bit so someone rich will marry me. That’s all I really care about these days. You should worry if you’re a boy in a band, but not if you’re a girl.
WHY SHE GAVE UP ALCOHOL…FOR NOW:
I just decided that I didn’t want to give people ammunition to write things about me. I mean, I’ll just take cocaine now without any alcohol.
ON BEING AN ATTENTION WHORE:
I love it. That’s why I do what I do.
You can check out the entire interview at Interview Magazine.com.
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