When I'm on a roll nothing makes me happier or feel more satisfied, like plugging in, life makes sense.
Beth OrtonI didn't jump a lot of trees because I didn't like heights. I liked getting a mirror and walking around with it facing the sky. I'd imagine I was walking in the tops of the trees and falling into the sky, or walking up the stairs whilst going down.
Beth OrtonI want it to be more universal than that - like a painter doesn't have to explain his life story away to justify his painting.
Beth OrtonI don't believe in trouble. Because I think that trouble is sometimes good, sometimes bad. I've been known to be called trouble, which I think is quite a compliment. But I suppose, thinking about it, that my best and worst trouble has always had something to do with a man.
Beth Orton