I hadn't even released my first proper single when I started to feel the strain of attention. But I don't believe that it was the attention that was giving me panic attacks. I think it was everything in my life colliding at the same time. It really did get to a serious point where I couldn't even walk down the street without getting the pain.
Ellie GouldingWhen I'm writing obviously I have all the nostalgia in the world, I have all the emotion in the world, but then when I actually perform, I need to just perform it, and that's it. I do retain like a little bit of it because I have to, I sing and perform the songs so I have to - it's a performance of the songs - but I just have to get the right balance.
Ellie GouldingMy favourite people to follow on Twitter are... my fans. They make me laugh so much and keep me smiling.
Ellie GouldingI still don't know if I can write songs. I don't think anyone ever knows if they can write songs.
Ellie GouldingI guess I'm just quite observant and I pay attention to a lot of things. Human behavior really fascinates me.
Ellie Goulding