I am consistently disappointed in the music industry. Every time someone says that I’m underrated, that feels extremely disappointing because I’ve done my end of the bargain.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗
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Rebecca Lucy Taylor
b. 1986
Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, 39, was in the duo Slow Club. After 10 years, she went solo as Self Esteem and received Mercury prize, NME and Brit nominations for her second album, 2021’s Prioritise Pleasure. This year, she won the Ivor Novello Visionary award and released a book and album, both called A Complicated Woman. In March, she stars in David Hare’s Teeth ’n’ Smiles at the Duke of York’s theatre, London. She lives in London with her partner.
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I was recently made to feel that it’s my mental health that’s the problem and not the system.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗
Most of the people I dated between 23 and 33. It feels crazy to me that I ever thought that I could be anyone’s girlfriend before I figured out the things I’ve now figured out.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗
I’d have gone solo sooner.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗
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