Depeche Mode doesn\\’t mean
Depeche Mode doesn’t mean anything, nor does Eurythmics. Band names aren’t supposed to mean anything. I wanted something that wasn’t English, and you couldn’t get more English than \”Elly Jackson.\” Elly Jackson
Elly Jackson
I think going away
I think going away and disappearing for a couple of years – or a few years, or whatever – definitely changed the way I look at songwriting. It made me feel more free, it made me feel more like I could just write what I wanted to write about. I wanted to write more observational … Read more
I think something that
I think something that happens when you grow a bit older is you become slightly less overly emotional. Obviously when you’re young or a more progressed teenager, you’re overly emotional, so that side of me calmed down. I wanted to write more about stories, and other things that I’d observed and seen or done. Elly … Read more
I think there are
I think there are some people who have taken on fame in extraordinary ways, like Madonna, David Bowie, and Michael Jackson. There are other people who have taken it on in a completely different way, like Prince – who is just as famous and has achieved just as much – but is still unbelievably mysterious, … Read more
I\\’m very much of
I’m very much of the mindset that if you’ve made the record you wanted to make and there’s nothing about it that you would change, then you should just be proud and happy with what you’ve done. Elly Jackson
Obviously it\\’s difficult not
Obviously it’s difficult not to compare one record success-wise, or sales-wise, or whatever, but I think you’re always going to have moments – whatever record you’ve got – of insecurity. Elly Jackson