A biography for Fiona Applehasn’t been written yet.
“I still don't know what Episcopalian means.”
“I never went to concerts when I was a kid, so I never knew if what I was doing onstage was right.”
“The way I feel about music is that there is no right and wrong. Only true and false.”
“I can't remember writing any of the songs that I've written.”
“I got into therapy in the fifth grade because I said in a sarcastic way that I was going to kill myself, and they didn't get it then. Nothing's changed.”
“My whole life, people have been saying, Why are you so angry?”
“I read on the Internet that I was dead.”
“Now I feel like whatever I do, no one can hurt me. I cannot be violated, I cannot be humiliated, I cannot be disregarded, I cannot be disrespected.”
“I wrote 'Criminal' in 45 minutes when everyone else went to lunch because I had to have a hit. I can force myself to do the work, but only if someone is right up behind me.”
“I don't go on lunch dates with friends. I hear about people having dinner parties, but I never do that. I'm not really human.”
“Sometimes interviews are fun and good conversations, but stuff like photo shoots and appearances at places where you have to meet a lot of people - I was never really made for this kind of stuff.”
“I got all my work done to graduate in two months and then they were like, I'm sorry, you have to take driver's ed. I just kind of went, Oh, forget it.”
“I also just accept that I might never want to write a song again.”
“You know, I've always thought that it would be really funny if somebody made a romantic comedy where absolutely everything went well from beginning to end.”
“Men are my bread and butter. It's what I live for! I have no shame about that.”
“In a sense it's a lot crazier when you're on the road and it's a lot less stable, but it's actually really healthy for me because it keeps me from isolating, which I tend to do a lot.”
“I don't have a big thing about leaving my mark or being historic.”
“Everybody sees me as this sullen and insecure little thing. Those are just the sides of me that I feel it's necessary to show because no one else seems to be showing them.”
“I'm incredibly impressed by people who organize to achieve a goal, and believe that they can make a difference and then go ahead and do just that. I think it's incredible.”
“No, I've never wanted kids. But I do read about parenting a lot.”