A biography for Anne-Mariehasn’t been written yet.
“You have to make time for fans, and you really need to appreciate them. You have to remember that if they weren't buying, playing, or streaming your music, you wouldn't be in the charts, and people wouldn't be hearing your music.”
“I went to a performing arts school. I went to an audition for a musical, 'Les Miserables,' in the West End, and I got in, and my parents were like, 'Oh, you can sing?' So I kind of started singing properly when I was, like, seven.”
“When I first started writing, I wrote really sad, emotional songs which were all slow.”
“I think what's surprised me about the music industry is that you never know what's going to happen. I've had to teach myself that, because I love to know everything. I'm quite a control freak when it comes to stuff like that.”
“'Alarm' and 'Ciao Adios' are about the same person, yeah.”
“My aim is to just make people feel good and happy.”
“I want my tattoos to be a story of my life.”
“I love braids and just generally playing around with different hairstyles, especially for festivals and photoshoots.”
“I was always quite outspoken as a teenager and quite cheeky in school and stuff.”
“I don't think I could write about something I've never experienced or felt; all my songs are about things I've been through.”
“I'm so proud of my time in karate and what I achieved. It's part of me, so I don't want to leave it behind.”
“Enter Shikari are a mash-up of everything. I used to really love dubstep when they first came out. They had those amazing basslines, so I loved going to the live shows.”
“If I didn't do music, I would do something to help people out.”
“I think I got nominated in the MTV Brand New Top 10 because I'm 3x world time karate champion, and I'd probably just beat everyone up if they didn't put me in it. They were all scared!”
“I try and be just completely me on stage. I try and put that across, and people seem to get that personality that I have, so I do try not to become two different people and two different faces.”
“I've tried yoga a few times and absolutely love it. I need to do it more. It makes me feel really good and relaxed.”
“It's always inspiring when people all come together and be strong as a group. This is why I feel so strongly to put the message to people that we need to stand together in tough times.”
“'Alarm' was about a boy that cheated on me, and when I found out, I wondered if I should give him another chance. I used to give a lot of chances to people hoping they would become better people, but this one didn't.”
“I feel like if I've written a song about something I haven't experienced, I wouldn't be able to perform it properly, and people would be able to see that. People can see right through that.”
“When it comes to how I portray myself online, I'm trying to be as real as I can and show people every side of what I do and not just put up selfies online of me in full done-up make up and stuff.”