In Australia and New Zealand, and New Zealand especially, I always find everyone is so nice and friendly. It's one of the few places that I remember visually, like I remember where I stayed and my surroundings - and that's a good sign, because I've got a terrible memory. I'm looking forward to it!
Ellie GouldingI maintain that when I finally retire from my career in music, I will go and live back in Wales - when I am an old person, if I live to be an old person. The water I miss, and the air, there's something different about it. And I miss the simple life.
Ellie GouldingI take inspiration from everything around me, also relationships and friends. And the inside of my crazy head.
Ellie GouldingI was quite a weird kid because I didn't like getting presents. I don't know why. I just went for books all the time.
Ellie GouldingI want to be more like Pixie Lott. She works really hard but always manages to keep smiling. She never complains.
Ellie GouldingI'm obsessed with the countryside: woods, forests, fields, lakes, mountains. I'm really into folk music and folklore. But more so I'm into electronic music. I'm into bands that have both aspects, like Boards of Canada is a perfect example. You could listen to that type of music running through a woods. It's kind of what I wanted to achieve.
Ellie Goulding