Karen Elson - I had a diary full of lyrics and whatnot and...

I had a diary full of lyrics and whatnot and a little voice recorder of guitar riffs.

Biography

Author Profession: Model

Nationality: English

Born: January 14, 1979

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Topics

Diary, Full, Guitar, Had, Little, Lyrics, Recorder, Riffs, Voice, Whatnot

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The interesting thing with fashion is that it's really a massive daydream.

Fashion Interesting Thing Daydream

Research on the Internet, research what people say about the vintage stores, look online to see if customer service is good because that's really important. Also to see online what other customers say.

Good People Look Service

There was this moment, particularly after I had my first child, where I felt like, 'I don't know if I'll ever make a record, or if this is always going to be something just floating around in my head.'

Moment Child Know Always

As a model, I am at the mercy of everybody else. It's much more of a situation where I go to work, put the clothes on, get in front of the camera, and then go home. But in that process, I never really have control over any of it.

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As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.

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I constantly have a devil on my shoulder telling me that what I'm doing is really horrible, and then somehow the lightning strike happens, and everything comes together.

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I've been in a New York City-based cabaret for the past seven years called The Citizens Band. It's possibly one of the most brilliant things I've ever been involved with.

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I like those stories that capture the brutality of life, but there's still some kind of melancholy romance.

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I knew I had more in me than just standing up and having my picture taken... Being in the studio, I have to have an opinion.

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It's just this huge sense of relief I have with myself right now... It took me to be 31 to go, 'Wow, I'm really happy being a model.'

Myself Me Happy Go

It's time to give back; you know, I've lived in this beautiful world of fashion for so long, and it's time to really get my hands dirty and get in the trenches and see the world for what it really is.

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I tend to sort of over-accessorize, but to feel empowered, I strip it all down and become minimal so that it's almost counterintuitive.

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