Annie Lennox

A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age. ↗

— Annie Lennox

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Although I have lived in London, I have never really considered London my home because it was always going to be a stopping-off point for me, and it has been too. ↗

— Annie Lennox

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As a creative person, you just put something out into the consciousness of the society you live in. ↗

— Annie Lennox

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As a mother, you have that impulse to wish that no child should ever be hurt, or abused, or go hungry, or not have opportunities in life. ↗

— Annie Lennox

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Churches, depending on their policy, can do fantastic work with people in the community. ↗

— Annie Lennox

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Charity is a fine thing if it's meeting a gap where needs must be met and there are no other resources. But in the long term we need to support people into helping themselves. ↗

— Annie Lennox

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I also started writing songs because I had this burning activity in my heart and had to express myself. ↗

— Annie Lennox

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I am fascinated by history and particularly the Victorian era. ↗

— Annie Lennox

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I didn't want to be perceived as a girly girl on stage. ↗

— Annie Lennox

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I'm from a working-class background, and I've experienced that worry of not having a job next week because the unions are going on strike. ↗

— Annie Lennox

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