Lily Allen - This Cultural Life

[MrsCatE]

Anyone hear this?! She chose Squeeze's 'Up the Junction' as one of her influences and said something along the lines because it was so 'upbeat and happy'!!! Idiot.

I imagine her Manager saying something like 'Think out of the box - don't choose all SKA / Motown / Soul. Demonstrate that you listen to other stuff released before you were born'. Perhaps they should have drafted a list.

I agree! Used to think the same as most posters on this thread, but since listening to her Miss Me podcast my opinion has changed. She is honest, funny - comes across as quite detached sometimes but she's also open about this and her childhood.

Obviously Miquita Oliver has clawed her way up too - and never taken advantage of her mother, Andi Oliver's, connections.

Lily Allen obviously had a privileged life in many ways, but it sounds like she was largely emotionally neglected whilst her mother forged a successful career, and her dad just sounds like a selfish horror-show. No amount of perceived privilege can make up for feeling invisible to your parents.

I think she comes across as funny, intelligent and has an ability to self-reflect on her shortcomings.