28 May 2007

 

 

Easy

Current mood: GREAT

 

Oh my god , i just wrote the longest blog and then I lost it . the most annoying thing .

So im in my bed again , but im much happier than last time . Alot has happened i the last since that blog . Obviously CHERYLGATE which was fun , but we have moved on . I did a show in LA at the Wiltern and Lynval Golding of the Specials joined us on stage for a couple of songs , it was really special for me . Then the band left and Emily and I stayed for a few days so we could go the the Chanel show , which was AMAZING , there were planes involved and it was all very glamourous . Emily I and Aaron La Crate ( of Bodymore Murdaland Fame ) were sat in the front row in between Jessica Alba and the Olsen twins .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it was so over the top but a really great experience. After that we went to this club called Les Deux , and that was really fun untill Linsay Lohan arrived and had us thrown off our table , I know shes a huge star an all , and famous people deserve to sit down especially when they've been working so hard , but whatevs . Linday our thoughts are with you as you go through this difficult time in your life ( she got arrested this weekend ) in the words of Timbaland and Timberlake " what goes around .............."

Then I flew to London. I've been trying to find a place to live for a while and I've been spending all my mortgage money on handbags and shoes that I can't afford . While I love handbags and shoes , I think it's more important to have a place to call home . I frantically went and looked around some places with my sister Sarah as shes been researching places for the past few weeks . We found a house in Hackney that I fell in love with immidiately .

I put an offer in and it got declined . Buying a house is much like buying a dress in an overpriced vintage shop .

 

" 100 pounds"

" i'll give you 60 for it "

" 85 s the best I can do "

" ive only got 70 on me "

" lets call it 75 "

" deal "

 

except obviously theres about a million more people in the equation. Actually it's nothing like buying a dress cause buying a 1950's dress doesn't come with a 25 year financial obligation and isn't terrifying . Unless you've been bullied into it by a pushy assistant in some Bond Street boutique and you really really can't afford it , but you buy it anyway and then you spend the next month avoiding phonecalls from your bank manager , and you never wear the dress anyway cause you feel too guilty .

Anyway they finally accepted my offer and it's amazing and I'm so happy , I really feel like i've earned it , I've worked so f***ing hard , I've lauged , Ive cried , I've had awful hangovers ,I've had a number one , I've been snubbed at awards ceremonies , and I've got amazing fans who write lovely things to me when I'm feeling low . And to top it all off , if everything goes to plan I might have my own house ! Keep your fingers crossed that all the paperwork goes through and I can move in soon . I spent the next day in a series of dull meetings with my solicitors and morgatge broker and then got on a plane back to NY . A total of 2 days and 16 hours after I left the USA .

Once again I was interoggated by immigration for 45 mins , and I was told it was because I am a musician , also that I should feel better knowing that " Sir Paul Mcartney , and The Strolling Bones get the same treatment " Thank god for that , cause for a second I thought you were reading stuff on wikipedia and wasting my time because of a bunch of lies on a NON - factual website , masquerading as an encyclopedia . I asked who I could write to and complain , and they said they had some literature on the subjet , unfortunately it was in spanish , so was of no use to me whatsoever . BRILLIANT .

 

When I got to NY i went and did a Q + A session with the writers of Rolling Stone , which was actually very enjoyable , and then I got a manicure . Then i went to a rehearsal studio somewhere midtown to meet Debbie Harry and the rest of Blondie , we were singing " Heart of Glass " together on the Today Show the next morning . I am such a huge fan of theirs and it was really scary , to meet them . I thought they might hate me , and my paranoia was telling me that they'd been bullied into doing it with me by their record company , which was probably true , but if it was I could't tell . They were super nice , and made me feel really comfortable . We had to be at the studio at 5 in the morning and then we rehearsed again and went on at 8.40 . I sang terribly cause I was so nervous , but it was another amazing experience which I shall remember forever . Besides theres always next time . NOT .

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is not a shameless advertisement , but after that I went to The Great Jones Spa for a massage . It was the most amazing massage I have ever had , I had the vichy shower salt rub massage with Patricia . If you live in NY you have to go , she is the best .

I am here for the next month tring to get started writing my album and other bonus material including itunes and yahoo exclusives so there wont be much to write about here . I'll keep you posted though .

14 Jun 2007

 

 

f*** OFF , f*** OFF .

 

This is some piece in some gossip rag today

 

 

Brit songbird Lily Allen was a hot mess Tuesday night at Roseland Ballroom for her only

New York City concert date.

Smoking and chugging shots onstage, the rambling singer kicked off her sneakers, stumbled over her gown and forgot the lyrics to her own songs.

'See, I told you I was going to mess up,' she told the crowd, who were already unhappy because she was two hours late to the stage.

In between fits of giggling, Allen found time to mock an ex's boyfriend's 'size' and even dedicated her song 'Everything Is Wonderful' to 'the rich ass----- who live in Washington, D.C., and up our taxes.'

Allen canceled all but four of her 21 announced U.S. concert dates, citing exhaustion. But she wasn't too exhausted to carry on partying after the show at the Beatrice Inn, where she ran into Josh Hartnett.

According to two witnesses, the actor was even gallant enough to escort Miss Allen inside the bathroom. What a gent!

 

 

 

and this was some thing on a gay website

 

 

Hot Mess at Porky's on Sunday was definitely a Hot Mess. The place was packed with D-Listers who think they are A-Listers and their "people" who caused a crazy stir over the dumbest things.

 

Let's start with singer Lily Allen. While I spent most of my night explaining to people who Lily Allen is, I dedicated the first few minutes to scratching my head wondering why Ms. Allen was in New York when she was supposed to be in Austin, Texas for the Mix 94.7 summer concert. Can you say no- show? Lily Allen is totally a hot mess.

 

Not only did Allen's new lap dog Jason Preston attempt to go diva because the VIP area wasn't exclusively available for little Lily, but Mr. Preston also rushed the DJ trailer demanding that music master Steve Sidewalk cut Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" mid-song because Lily doesn't like Amy. I guess someone is jealous that her overseas counterpart hit big in the US while Lily is... a hot mess. Regardless, Preston insisted that he sent a song list of no-no's in Lily's presence. Any such list has yet to be found.

 

The kicker: No pictures please! The pic above (with Jason Preston) is the only photo Ms. Allen allowed all night, and it was outside the club on her way to her cab. I guess Lily didn't want to be spotted with the bottle and cigarette butts on her table, but Jason insists those empty glasses didn't belong to Lily. She's a good girl ya know. mwahahahahaha.

 

Who is Lily Allen? She's a hot mess! I would, however, like to thank Jason and Lily for stopping by, to say the least.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is all bull$h!t . doors opened at 6.45 on monday and I had two support acts . Anyone who thought i was going on earlier , im sorry you were missinformed . I would never turn up two hours late for a gig .......EVER . id been in my dressing room since four o'clock that afternoon anyway its not as if id leave 3000 people out there for no reason . I did apologise to everyone for forgetting my words on " not big " , and I also explained that it was a psychological thing that happens to me on stage . I guess its like premature ejaculation , the second you start thinking about it the second it all goes wrong . I actually thought it was a really good gig and really enjoyed myself . I did not get drunk but your right i did smoke a ciggarette on stage , and for that i should have apologised . After the gig i went to the "spotted pig" with my friends and various members of my family , it was really busy so a few of us left and went to the beatrice inn , this nonsense about josh hartnett is exactly that . nonsense

 

on saturday morning i cancelled a gig in austin , and i really am sorry for doing that I dont think I have ever cancelled a gig the same day as a show before , i was ill , i wont go into the details as it's a bit gross , but if I had gone , i wouldnt have been able to sing . That satuday I stayed at home of course because i was ill . On SUNDAY however I slept all day and then went out for dinner with my dear friend Kim on our way home we dropped into this place called Porkys , if you had read above you would think Im a total a-hole . I would never ask to even be sat at a vip table . I went to Kanye Wests birthday party last week and there was this kind of red carpet where the celebrities pose for pictures before they go in . The publicist girl turned to me and sort of ushered me down and asked me to pose , i was petrified they'd all start asking me who I was , not take a picture and then start laughing at me . And i dont believe in VIP anyway , so why the hell would I want to sit in a vip area with a bunch of people who think they are more important than anyone else . And I mean please , come on enough about me supposedly hating Amy now , its boring and untrue. Oh and by the way I don't have "people" i was with emily my friend of 15 years , kim my friend of 5 years . That jason preston guy wasn't even with us .

 

The thing is , im not going to write here so often now . this used to be one of my favourite things to do . I could come on here and vent how i feel honestly and get feedback from you guys . But the tabloid f***s have ruined it . Everything i write here gets twisted and rewritten buy a bunch of lazy f***s who havent got anything better to write about . And the truth is I don't want to be in their f***ing stupid magazines and daily f*** rags . Infact I hate it , i dont want to be a celebrity , I am a singer , I write songs , thats it . I don't sleep and take drugs with famous people( i have a boyfriend ive been with for nearly 3 years ) , I don't go to film premieres . I don't go shopping in the paparazzi hotspots , so please leave me alone . Write about something interesting , and that actually needs to be alked about . I don't want to live in a world where the most interesting thing is Paris Hilton and " how shes doing in jail " . Why do we care , seriously ? Guys the world is MELTING , we are KILLING innocent people , so we can steal their oil , killing them. 400000 people are dead and 2.5 million have no home in Darfur .............. but then again Lindsay did work out at the gym this afternoon and thats what really counts .

01 Aug 2007

 

 

Call me old fashioned

Current mood: happy

 

Hello

its been along time and all that . I have had a wonderful few weeks , Playing Glastonbury was the singularly most bestest moment of my entire life , and made me realise what this is all about . I had such a laugh , and ive been spending time with ,mi amigos and mi familia whilst touring the world AGAIN ! I am currently in melbourne Australia , Emily and i are staying in the glamourous medina apartments which has its own cooker , so i woke up this morning and went to the shops and bought heinz beans and made us beans on toast with sprinkled cheese on top , it may not sound exciting , but after four days up a mountain in Japan with NO food whatsoever , beans on toast is looking good .

The Japan / mountain exprience was of course Fuji rock festival , enjoyed by all , i can assure you , I had such a lovely time hanging wit t' kaiser chuffs and the ( ill feted ) chemical brothers ( 589 , 589 , 589 ! ) Its such a beautiful festival and the fans are amazing there , I've never seen so much jumping up and down . seee if you can guess who these idiots are I'd like to thank Sahara from the " Big Day Out " crew for lending me the much needed panda costume , which shall be making another appearance at this weeks splendour in the grass

 

Apart from that ive been recording in NY , I've got a new song called " Steve from Accounts " that is amazing and a few others that might make it onto the next album titled " Three singles and other songs , plus itunes exclusive "

I played my new maerial to mAYOR bLOOMBERG , he thought it was so amazing he named a street after me and bought me a slurpee to celebrate got a few more days here and then im flying to La for some business that needs attending to , then more festivals , yipppeeee !!!!!!!!!!

im happy at the moment , really happy . Love ya'll

 

anyway that is all for now , ill be back though

10 Aug 2007

 

 

I’m Sick , Gigs Cancelled

 

Hello everybody ,

Ive have literally been around the whole world in two weeks from London to Japan around Australia and then to LA and Vegas then back to LA for a 17 hour video shoot , and now I'm back in London eating my mums chicken soup cause im afraid the travelling has caught up with me . I've got sinusitis and strep throat ( i don't even know what that is ) and have been advised to take a couple of weeks off by a doctor in LA and a doctor here .Before anyone starts trying to accuse me of neglecting my fans I want to apologise and say how sorry I am , but I cant risk causing any permanent damage . I hope people can understand and arent too angry .

 

 

my doctors note

 

 

The cancelled gigs are as follows

 

Oya Festival - Norway

Way Out West Festival - Gothenburg -Sweden

Sagres - Portugal

Lowlands Festival - Biddinghuizen -Holland

 

I should be better by V festival so once again I'm sorry and I'll see you at V

20 Aug 2007

 

 

hello all

 

v festival was great, thanks to everybody who came ,

 

i just want all my fans to know this ,

I have called george bush a c**t at pretty much every show i have played over the past year , that is because I think he is one and i stand by that . You can make up your own mind as to whether you agree with me or not , thats just how i feel . Just because i hate george bush doesnt mean I hate america , quite the opposite , I think the US is a great place and I am really sad that I cant be there for my commitments scheduled for the near future . what i said about George Bush this weekend bears no relation to what happened a couple of weeks ago with my visa , that is an issue with the US immigration service . I just wanted to let you all know that my " foul mouthed tirade " so widely reported over the past couple of days is actually pretty rehearsed and ive beeen saying it long before all this visa issue .

also me raising a drink to Amy , was just that , showing my support for her . I've been around enough substance abuse and alcoholism to know that it's a serious matter , and not to be taken lightly .

im sorry, i wanted to write this because i felt like if i didn't say anything you all might believe the rubbish your being fed .

 

Lily

31 Aug 2007

 

 

Dont cry for me

 

Argentiiiiiina , were in argentina , its pretty cool , went shopping yesterday and bought some nice things for my house . were going to chile tomorrow I've always wanted to go there , but we never get to stay anywhere long enough to really enjoy it .

Came to the soundcheck today , to my surprise its an arena , 6000 capacity , totally wasnt expecting that . ill let you know how the gig goes .

04 Oct 2007

 

 

Bonjour

Current mood: AMAZING

 

hello friends ,

i lay in bed last night realising I havn't ben here in ages , so apoogies . A quick update for you . I am currently in Paris and staying at the plaza athenee , which is an amazing hotel steeped in the most fascinating history , I have an amazing room which has another room in it for emily , I really do feel very very lucky to be here and have these oppertunities . I arrived here yesterday and went to the Stella show , which was lovely, and this morning I went to Chanel , which was soooooooo glaamourous I don't even know where to start , I sat next to Claudia Schiffer and Kirsten Dunst , it seems unfathomable that my first song "smile" was released just over a year ago and now here I am , in the most beautiful city in the world , sitting in the front rows of the most amazing fashion shows , that others would die to just get into . I really am a very lucky girl .

I spent the past couple of weeks in a twee little cottage in the cotswolds starting on the next album , and it's gone so well , i'm just over the moon at the moment , i feel like im on prozac or something . I won't say much but it's a different musical direction and really quite exciting . everything just seems to be falling into place . yes i did go out and get smashed the other night , some of you have probably seen the pictures , but i am but 22 , enjoying my life and celebrating . as the cold starts to set in , im thinking next year is going to be a good one .

anything else ? im doing fashion rocks in a couple of weeks , which should be quite exciting and then going back into the studio to finsh off the album , oh and im having meetings about a potential tv show , which is all very interesting . And thats about it , i hope you are all well , im off now .

love Lily x

11 Oct 2007

 

 

The most loveliest things

Current mood: Still Good

 

This is my favourite new artist please go and check her out

 

http://www.myspace.com/mysoko

 

 

 

 

Also the lovely Florence and the Machine is amazing, you can find her at

 

http://www.myspace.com/florenceandthemachinemusic

 

 

Enjoy please .

28 Oct 2007

 

 

I LOVE LEONA

Current mood: artistic

 

leona lewis is well nang . nuff said . i have just watched all her x factor performances , i love her, no one can touch that girl . big up leona .

 

Currently listening :

Bleeding Love

By Leona Lewis

Release date: 23 October, 2007

21 Dec 2007

 

 

Hello Mateys

 

As you might already know the BBC have been silly enough to to fund my very own TV show . It will be on in the new year on BBC3 and I am very excited about it . There will be good celebrity guests , not rubbish ones and brilliant bands playing brilliant music . And of course a pregnant me trying to present it all .

One of the ideas of the show is to publicise bands that have not been on T.V before , so if there are any great bands or acts you know of that you think I should have on then please let me know .

More importantly I want you all to be involved in some way ( if you're interested ) . A big part of the show will be based around you guys, so please go and sign up on the show website for chances to get involved , like being in the audience , or sending stuff in for me to talk about , or sending in questions for my guests . I should warn you it looks a bit c**p at the moment , but we'll be updating it more and more everyday , and it's going to be amazing soon . Go have a look anyway at bbc.co.uk/lilyallen

 

Well thats it for 2007 , happy christmas you lot , see you soon

lil x

 

Currently listening :

When You Believe

By Leon Jackson

Release date: 18 December, 2007

That's em all.

 

please feel free 2 discuss her blogs/comment on them and what not.

 

also i'll try and post her new blogs as and when

Monday, February 11, 2008

 

It’s not that easy being green

 

Ok so I wrote the longest blog yesterday and then I lost it because I'm a t***, but I'm writing you one now on my brand new MacBook air. I just got in from an exhibition opening, 100 years of Vanity Fair at the National Portrait Gallery, well actually it wasn't 100 years of Vanity Fair, but if they'd waited 5 more years then it would have been. I can't believe it's been going since 1913, amazing really. The Mac Book's pretty cool, it is so light it's quite unbelievable, I wonder where they'll go next, I don't see how they can get any smaller.

I went to a fashion show this morning and saw some old friends, which was nice, I have been venturing out the last week or so, trying to get back to normality after what has been a rocky start to the year. I went to a pre-bafta party on Saturday with my friend George that was so lovely, he is a wonderful friend and I will always be grateful for his being there. I plan to go to a few things this week, it's fashion week here in London, so there's a lot going on, and hopefully it will be a fun week.

My TV show recording went really well on Friday, I was $h!tting it but I'm really happy with the results, our guests Cuba Gooding Junior and David Mitchell were fabulous and the audience were great too, standing in a hot studio for two hours watching fluff my lines is not my idea of fun , but they seemed to enjoy it . Thank you to the ever supportive Mail on Sunday for their glittering and rave review of the recording , they insinuated a third of the audience left because they were bored of the content of the show , when infact , due to it being the FIRST show we've done we ran over a little and naturally a small number of the audience had to catch the last trains back to wherever they came from . I can't imagine the " undercover journalist " who broke into the studio ever had the intention of being positive about it though , obviously .

Anyway , that was fun , I was knackered over the weekend though cause I've been working in the studio doing the album , trying to finish it by the end of the month , and then getting back and ploughing through all these books that I have to read . I decided to take up the offer of being one of the judges for "The Orange Book Prize for Fiction" , I have three more books to finish by the end of the week , having read roughly twenty already . Alfie (my little brother) is busy on tour with Equus (a play) and I wasn't expecting to see him for a while , so it was a lovely surprise when he woke me up on Sunday afternoon , I slept till two o'clock! , my mum had made a roast chicken and it was entirely pleasant spending the afternoon together , we watched the football and then he was gone , off to Glasgow for the next leg of the tour . I am so proud of him , his reviews have been brilliant and he really is fantastic on the stage . I went to see him in Chichester and I was so proud I cried , I miss you Alf . He has been such a good brother to me and I love him.

One last bit of exciting news, I have been miserable lately so I bought myself a new car. It may arrive by the end of the week so something to look forward to. Life is funny isn't it? To think that a Mac Book or a car is going to be the thing to make you feel better . Something will, soon I hope

I'll leave you with this, an advert for EDF energy, the song makes me momentarily happy, I have done some research and it turns out it was originally written for Kermit the Frog my Joe Raposo the composer for sesame street. I love it.

Edited February 14, 200817 yr by f1mad

Monday, March 03, 2008

 

 

upset.

 

If you see photos in the press or online of my car window being "smashed by vandals", I just want you to know that it was one of the many paparazzi who were following us who did it. There were so many of them hassling us that it is difficult to say which one of them did it but i had to leap in a taxi to get away from them, my friend Emily had to get into the car which was covered in broken glass and drive it away. It was a scary situation and i want people to know that it was totally their fault and that the whole situation has angered and upset me. Emily got cut from sitting on the broken glass and we are both horrified that people could behave in this way and get away with it.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

 

 

Yagga Yo

Current mood: good

 

Eaaasssyy peoples,

So , I'm a blondie and loving it and I've been working hard in the studio . I posted a couple of new songs on the player for you all to have a listen to and get an idea of my new direction , they are just at a demo stage so don't be too hard on them . I'll probably swap some others around and play you stuff as I do it in the studio , like i did last time round . And ther'll also be a new mixtape soon , I hope you enjoy this shizzle . Aiiight

big kisss

lil x x

YAY! :cheer: New songs on the way it seems! :wub:

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awesome news

 

:cheer:

 

glad to see that someone reads this :w00t:

:cheer:

 

awesome news

 

:cheer:

 

glad to see that someone reads this :w00t:

 

Haha I always read this forum, allthough I sometimes think there's not many of us here yanno, I haven't really seen Nat around of late and it's only ever us and Shine + Irene who's here. :(

 

Oh well, I imagine we'll have plenty of people when the new songs/album news comes in. :D

well i did advertise the fact that she had new material in my sig and we have had a total of....

 

*drum roll please*.

 

 

0 new posters

 

:cry:

 

Friday, May 23, 2008

 

boring post

Current mood: artistic

 

Hey everyone ,

So i've been on holiday for the past couple of weeks , i was at a friends house in Nice and then I went to see my Dad in Cannes for a screening of his documentary " There are Dark Forces " I don't get to see him much as he's always in Hungary filming Robin Hood . I had such a nice break , lots of swimming and eating yummy french food , but now I'm back and in the studio with Mark in the countryside trying to finish off the album. I'm so close now, I just really want to get it done so I can tour again . I'm also putting the final touches to this mixtape I'm working on , sorry it's takking so long , but i'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to these things. I hope you've been enjoying the tunes on the player , i'll put up some new ones when the albums done . Alfie is finishing his play Eqqus this week , he's been on tour for six months with it , I'm so proud of him it's on till saturday in Richmond so get down there if you can.

What else ?

Oh yeah , the football ............... How amazing was that ? I've never seen anything like it , i watched it down here in Henley with Mark and Barry , Mark supports Chelsea and Barry didn't really care , i drank lots of rose and kept changing my mind about who I wanted to win . I felt bad for Terry and Lampard, I guess the right team won but i would have loved it if United had lost cause it would have been Ronaldo's fault and I hate Ronaldo , well I don't hate him , but after the whole winking incident I don't like him so much .

Apart from that my life is boring , just working hard .

speak soon lovers x x

lily

 

listening to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss ,Scarlett Johanssen doing Tom Waits, MGMT ,Vampire Weekend , Liquid Liquid and The Fall oh and Bon Iver . all amazing records please go and buy them all

 

ps . I don't really like to respond to things I read about my self in the press but , for the record I was not thrown off anybodys yacht in Cannes , occasionally I drink wine with lunch and yes i swim topless , this in my book is not embarrasing behaviour I'm 23 years old it's not my fault if photographers follow me everywhere and need a story to print with their pointless pictures . I wish digital cameras hadn't been invented , if these photographers had to pay for film it wouldn't wouldn't be worth their time , there is nothing proffesional about them , most of them look like they wouldn't be out of place at a BNP meeting . On the other hand digital pictures are easier to retouch , so i shouln't complain .

I went for lunch with my ex boyfriend yesterday , lunch . I am not some failed baby making machine desperately to trying to win my man back . Sometimes I think these journalists are still living in the 50's . No one knows anything about my relationships . Ed and I are friends , who went for lunch yesterday , thats it .

It's all so sexist , i wonder how many of these male journos , had bought themselves a house by the time they were 23. I work very hard at what i do , yes I like a drink and yes I have my bad days , but that doesn't mean I'm out of control. I'm perfectly capable of looking after my self thank you very much .

04 Jun 2008

 

Oh dear

 

Last time i wrote here , I was defending my honor and dignity , explaining my innocence and also outrage at the press for insinuating my behaviour was embarrassing. This time i'm putting my hands up , i got very drunk last night , too drunk. It's not cool getting that drunk , i feel awful and I have to thank my little brother alf for getting me home safely.

Kids , drink responsibly or you'll end up looking like this , not pretty ! Was quite fun though , from what i can remember. need fry up now .