“I'm quite glad I never learned to play the guitar, because I think I'd write son…” — Florence Welch

I am obsessed with the whole Victoriana thing, the whole Jack the Ripper London era, the grayness of it, the haunted feeling of it, all ancient and bloody.

Touring, and being in a band, it's almost like the other stuff, the other parts of life, get put on hold.

I've just never been a tracksuit-wearer.

I've always been able to just concoct a melody quite easily - it's just kind of instinct, really. You've got to channel your subconscious.