July 08, 2019

Florence Welch pretends she isn't famous to protect her sanity

Florence + The Machine singer said she feels comfortable when she's making music but the idea of being a prominent figure in the public eye is "corrosive" and "very bad" for her. She said: "I have this happy delusion that I am not famous. To protect my sanity, I decided a while ago that I am not a celebrity". She told Q magazine how she dislikes what has fame done with her: "I was a sensitive, dreamy kid, and when that intense hijacking by fame happens I feel terribly guilty that I didn't protect that kid enough. I slingshotted her into this world." Yahoo News...