“It would be too frightening for me to consider myself a role model. But I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things.”

English singer and songwriter

Florence Welch is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the indie rock band Florence and the Machine. She became widely known through the band’s chart success in the UK. Their debut album, Lungs, was released in 2009, reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and won the Brit Award for Best British Album. The band’s next five albums also performed well on the charts. In 2018, Welch published Useless Magic, a book of her lyrics and poems with illustrations.