Lily Allen

Singer-Songwriter

Lily Allen is a British singer-songwriter known for her sharp lyrics and exploration of love and identity in her music, particularly in hits like 'Smile'.

Born
May 2, 1985
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"As for drugs, it annoys me that people think it`s the worst thing in the world compared with, say, not paying your taxes. If you don`t pay tax, you may be stealing from someone who needs an operation. As for me and drugs or alcohol: No thanks, I`m abstaining for a while."

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"But Dad and I are the only father-and-daughter acts who have both had No. 1 songs in England."

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"I love MySpace; it's done an amazing job for me and it's been insane over the past couple of weeks, but I'm not a poster girl for them."

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"Nobody says anything real today. Most of those girls have their songs written by other people. It annoys me, because 'eh oh eh oh ahh' is not a chorus..."

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"Staying in with you is better than sticking things up my nose."

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"The Mail Online is like carbs - you know you shouldn't but you do. Probably two or three times a day."

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"Periods. We all get periods. Once a month, yeah. That's what the theory is"

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"You cannot compare Britney with Lady Gaga...You are putting Lady Gaga at the same level of Britney Spears? I really cannot believe it. Lady Gaga is good, but she's a new artist, Britney Spears is a legend."

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"You know what, my new mantra is this: ANT AND DEC. Ant and Dec. I might get their names tattooed on each wrist. Because they smile, and they never complain, and it seems to work for them and I wish I could be more like that."

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"I don't like being put in the same category as people because we have the same genitals and boobs. Nobody is going to write "Lily Allen vs. Ed Sheeran." It just doesn't happen."

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"I quite fancy Graham Coxon. I haven't met him yet, though. I'd like to."

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"In no way do I feel superior to anyone except paedophiles, rapists, murderers, etc."

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"I want to go to the gym every day otherwise I feel really bad. I just want to get more toned and healthy."

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"I'm a record collector. I'd spend all my pocket money on vinyl."

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"I think that education works up to a certain point... I think unless I wanted to be like a nurse, or a doctor, or something that required that kind of knowledge, then education is fine. But I didn't really know what I wanted to do, so I didn't see the point in spending seven more years of my life studying something."

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"Yes, I met Carl Barat [from Dirty Pretty Things] yesterday when I was at the POPWORLD TV show. He smiled at me and watched 5 minutes of my performance. I don't think I've said anything that bad about anyone, though, to be honest."

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"People recognize me all the time now, and there's lots of autograph hunting and smiling. But then I get to play gigs, which are amazing. It's a good job."

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"I think people probably lie about not reading their own reviews. I don't think that's true - I've been to a lot of music festivals and hung out backstage, especially in the past couple of years, and I see all these bands reading about themselves in newspapers. So I don't think that's true."

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"I'm quite an opinionated person, but I'd never written a diary before. I quite like it!"

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