I've had to ban my mum from coming to see me play. She gets so nervous before any show. I've always got a few nerves but she's so much worse than me. You'd think she'd be able to handle that kind of situation. After all, she is a concert pianist. Birdy badlybancome share on social
My mom's a concert pianist, so she started teaching me when I was around seven. When I was eight, I started writing my own songs, and kinda started putting piano and singing together. But I'm trained classically, which is a big influence on me, I think. Birdy bigclassicallyconcert share on social
I think it was when I was 12 when I entered a singing competition. I sang my own original song for an audience of 1,000 people. Birdy 000audiencecompetition Change image and share on social
I wanted to give people a taste of my own music through the sound and style of my covers. Birdy covergivemusic Change image and share on social
It's quite hard to have your mom as a teacher - it's like, she's not necessarily a 'real teacher' for me. But she'd always teach me to really hear the music, and develop my ear, and to try and hear the harmonics of the piano. Birdy developearhard share on social
My songs tend to be about love. It drives some of the greatest songs. I'm looking forward to seeing what people make of my writing. Birdy driveforwardgreat Change image and share on social
When I performed at 'Open Mic U.K.' I had this connection with the audience that I'd never felt before, and I loved it. It was my first big thing, and looking out into the crowd... was just amazing. Birdy amazeaudiencebig Change image and share on social
I've heard that Bon Iver liked my cover of 'Skinny Love.' Birdy boncoverhave Change image and share on social
I read the three 'Hunger Games' books in a week and because I liked them so much I wrote 'Just a Game.' Birdy bookgamehunger Change image and share on social
