I love the writing and performing, but everything in between sucks.
— Sia
My dad is an egomaniac.
I'm just a follower.
When I was outed by Perez Hilton as bisexual, I suddenly started being asked personal questions, which was really difficult.
I don't listen to the albums that I make, and I don't listen to a lot of music as a whole.
I don't need to sing in front of thousands, as I can sing in the shower.
I think that it would be unwise of us not to believe that there is life outside of us, intelligent life. And so I do believe in aliens.
I have a family I love. They tend to say, 'Great job!' Or 'You work really hard! Good for you!' Or 'You look nice today!' Or 'Don't be ridiculous, order the fries!' Or 'You are hilarious.' That's all the family I need.
I'm acting a lot when I'm writing for other people.
When I'm writing a pop song, I'll just write formulaically, strategically.
As a person, I'm a good person who shows up for my friends. I do my best to be good. As an artist, I have no idea.
When you're in a different place every day, there's this kind of madness that sets in.
I've been writing pop songs for pop stars for a couple years and see what their lives are like, and that's just not something I want.
I don't want to be followed by paparazzi; that terrifies me.
I love hip hop, and I have a bunch of urban songs I write for fun that I can't put on my albums because people would laugh and point.
When I was 21, I went to London and lived there for eight years.
I don't really listen to music. I don't. I watch television.
If a transporter could send me from the bed with the dogs watching crappy TV to the stage five minutes before I go on, then immediately back to bed, I would love it.
I started dating JD Samson from Le Tigre, and suddenly I was listening to more up-tempo music and old dance music, like ESG and Gang of Four, and I thought, 'Wow. This is fun.'
I got a little bit famous. I didn't like it.
The hour and a half I'm on stage is my favourite part of the day when I'm on tour because the only part I really love is the interaction with the audience.
I'm not selling a dream; I'm not selling fame like it is some sort of fantastic thing.
The accolades don't nourish me - being with loved ones and my dogs does.
I really don't know anything about music.
If anyone besides famous people knew what it was like to be a famous person, they would never want to be famous.
When I write promotionally, I guess I give away the ones I'm less connected to.
I was pretty much tap dancing for attention from a very early age.
I think that the stuff I write for pop music is terribly, terribly cheesy.
The songs that work best are broad lyrically and have one strong concept in the metaphor.
I'm trying to have some control over my image.
I had hundreds of thousands of dollars of tax penalties.
Life is pretty surreal and awesome.
The melody will tell me what the song should be about, the tone of the song. That's when the intellect comes in. Because I have a list of possible titles and concepts, and I expand on that.
So where a lot of people will spend three weeks on one song, I will write 10 in three weeks. Maybe the song that they sculpt is going to be as successful as just one of the 10 that I wrote.
I don't really leave the house.
I just wanted to have a private life.
I'd had a relationship with a woman when I was 20, but nobody cared then. As it came out at the same time as my fame, I started to have panic attacks.
I'm impressionable, that's for sure.
I like to sing, and I like to make records - and that part is fun.
I was really bored of making downtempo albums.
I guess I don't know if I'm comfortable with fame or touring or promo or any of that stuff, and I really discovered that I love working for people and co-writing and working under someone.
I appreciate my music is famous, but I'd rather my face wasn't so that I can just live a normal life.
I love TV, and I love movies, and I pull so much content from the drama in all of those mediums and put them into songs.
I believe that once I put music out, it's owned by the listener.
In my sobriety, I have discovered that the people I love, and who hurt me, were sick like me.
I get to do what I love and communicate whatever I want.
I toured for 13 years, and it was very lonely, and it was hard work.
I can clear my mind, and lyrics just come out; it's very easy for me.
Married life is awesome.
Melody is pure intuition. I don't use any thinking brain when I do that. That's totally in the zone.
