Lily Allen

Lily Allen is the singer/writer who has been tearing up the web at a rate of knots. When she was a young girl- I was very lonely actually. I went to 13 different schools so never had time to make enduring friendships. Music became a lifeline to me.

Born in Hammersmith, Lily grew up fast. I listened to punk, ska and reggae when I grew up, courtesy of my parents record collections. We moved around London Shepherds Bush, Bloomsbury, Islington, and I absorbed all the music around me. I got expelled from various schools and was sent to boarding school as they thought it would be a restraining influence, but I ran away to Glastonbury and other places when I was 14. I was into jungle...

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