I never went out to make the music that people would like. I mean, I tried, because every teenager tries to do that. But in my heart, I’d always come from gigs where I played upbeat guitar covers and I’d start writing sad songs on the piano. Freya Ridings Read Quote
I love the acoustic sets. Growing up, me and my dad would always watch those because we loved seeing the songs stripped back. Freya Ridings Read Quote
I’m on a group chat with my dad which he named ‘Dearest Daughter’. It’s so sweet because I don’t think he really understands that a group chat normally has more than two people but I love chatting with him in it anyway. Freya Ridings Read Quote
Selfies are one of those things I generally take but never post. It’s more to remember the moment or what I’m doing. Freya Ridings Read Quote
Being signed to a major label was never an option because I knew having the time to find out who you are without pressure from other people is so important. Freya Ridings Read Quote
The thing with ‘Lost Without You’ is that for a long time I didn’t feel like I could share it with people. When it came to releasing it, it was a cliff-diving moment. Freya Ridings Read Quote
I realised, however, that you can’t sing when you’re playing the violin – or at least I can’t – and as that aspect of performing is important to me I shifted to the piano. Freya Ridings Read Quote
Sometimes, when we’re on tour, I’ll find an empty room or a corner and I’ll just sing. It heals something in me, be it some kind of isolation or loneliness. It’s really quite beautiful that singing can do that. Freya Ridings Read Quote
