Beyond dealing with the public collapse of a relationship, Goulding is also negotiating a path through the relentless physical demands placed on the modern popstar. Last year, she enjoyed the biggest No 1 of her career with Love Me Like You Do, the improbably superb theme song to Fifty Shades of Grey, but before Christmas she talked of suffering from exhaustion. There also seems to be a mystery ailment (“I wasn’t well for a while – I don’t really want to say why, but I’m OK now”) as well as irregular sleep that she refuses to temper with sleeping tablets. Earlier this year, she was forced to pull out of shooting a video, and her excellent electro-pop single Something in the Way You Move was eventually promoted by a video consisting of cobbled-together live footage, rather than a specially commissioned clip.
“If I’d done the video, I don’t even know if I’d be well enough to be on this tour,” she says. “It’s no joke – I was very poorly. I don’t think I’m going to quit. I just feel I need to go away for a bit.” It does seem, I suggest, that she’s striking a very fragile balance between being all right and not all right, if a single video shoot could jeopardise an entire world tour. “I know,” she sighs. “I’m so un-rock’n’roll.”
Ok, since you're ok now, you better get on that Delirium Film featuring Aftertaste, Don't Panic and Heal. And stop sending tragic songs to radio, it's not cute and someday you'll get hurt by it.
Ok, since you're ok now, you better get on that Delirium Film featuring Aftertaste, Don't Panic and Heal. And stop sending tragic songs to radio, it's not cute and someday you'll get hurt by it.
“If I’d done the video, I don’t even know if I’d be well enough to be on this tour,” she says. “It’s no joke – I was very poorly. I don’t think I’m going to quit. I just feel I need to go away for a bit.” It does seem, I suggest, that she’s striking a very fragile balance between being all right and not all right, if a single video shoot could jeopardise an entire world tour. “I know,” she sighs. “I’m so un-rock’n’roll.”
What is this gibberish nonsense, Ellie? It really isn't "that" hard to shoot a MV...makes it sound like she was on her deathbed...so overdramatic.
Earlier this year, she was forced to pull out of shooting a video, and her excellent electro-pop single Something in the Way You Move was eventually promoted by a video consisting of cobbled-together live footage, rather than a specially commissioned clip.
Jeez. A video was going to jeopardize the whole tour? Is she alright now? I'm not here for seeing a half-dead Ellie in two weeks. I feel bad for dragging her over the video/no promo now
No wonder. I keep dragging Ellie for the disastrous era roll-out and making terrible choices/promo. But now I understand. Sorry Ellie.
But seriously, releasing Army next in the US is still so ****ing stupid and ridiculous. Just release Keep On Dancing over here as well if that's the UK single. Army will do NOTHING.
she was forced to pull out of shooting a video, and her excellent electro-pop single Something in the Way You Move was eventually promoted by a video consisting of cobbled-together live footage
Yeah, let's not blame your mystery illness bc no one is here for one of her worst songs
