Alison Goldfrapp

I start out with an idea, and then you start making things and it turns into something else. You’re just finding your way.

This one!

Don’t just do what other people think you should be doing.

There is no getting around the work requirement. Also, the creative side is only part of the work. I work really hard.

Also, having a great team around you is so important. People that you can talk to and who work hard as well, and who you trust and you can have fun with—that’s really important.

People always want to assume that, as a singer and as a woman, you’re simply the voice. I produce music as well and I’m doing all the artwork and all these other very unglamorous things, like going to marketing meetings. It’s sort of a constant every day process, working on all aspects of the band and the business.

So yeah, that’s what I always come back to when I need to be inspired. Go outside. Go be with some art. Then go make some art.

Making my passion into a career.