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"Florence Welch has revealed that listening to songs alone in her bedroom &amp;quot;saved&amp;quot; her before she became a star. The lead singer of Florence and the Machine explained that she finds it easier to express herself through her music. Welch told Nylon: &amp;quot;I would find songs and they would totally save me. It was just me alone, in my bedroom, dancing by myself, wearing weird clothes. Now I do it on stage, but I had a lot of practice.&amp;quot; Welch admitted that she finds it difficult to discuss her emotions. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s funny because I&amp;#039;m not actually very good at saying how I feel in person,&amp;quot; she commented. &amp;quot;I think songwriting is a way for me to deal with my own emotional failings in life.  &amp;quot;When I&amp;#039;m making a song, it&amp;#039;s almost as if I can express how I feel. It&amp;#039;s almost as if, to get a message across to one person, you have to sing it to a couple of thousand!&amp;quot; Welch also said that being on stage allows her to be whoever she wants to be. &amp;quot;When you&amp;#039;re singing you can escape yourself, and lose yourself in the music. I can at least pretend to be graceful, then I come off stage, fall over, and scuff my knees,&amp;quot; she added. Welch recently announced that the band&amp;#039;s new album will contain songs about &amp;quot;imaginary things&amp;quot;, such as &amp;quot;ghosts and rumours&amp;quot;. Watch Florence and the Machine&amp;#039;s music video for &amp;#039;You&amp;#039;ve Got the Love&amp;#039; below: "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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