Lily Allen Quits Music To Run Record And Fashion Labels

At least temporarily. Lily Allen has had a strange last few months. She set a blog up against filesharing, then deleted it after some critical comments. She then allegedly claimed to be quitting music, with acting and record label ambitions coming to the fore, and then also quit the Internet and technology altogether!

It now seems most of the rumors and reports were correct. In an interview with Sara Cox on Radio 1, Allen confirmed she was taking a break from music but isn’t retiring for good.

Instead, she’ll spend a couple of years doing other stuff, including setting up a record label and signing new artists, and opening a fashion shop with her sister.

According to Newsbeat, she said:

“My last gig is my Dizzee Rascal concert at the O2 (London) in March. That’s the last thing I’ve got planned. I’m just going to concentrate on doing some behind the scenes sort of stuff. [I'll take] one or two years off from recording and performing music.”

Allen also spoek a little about rumors she had abandoned the Internet and the methods of communication most of us now take for granted. She said:

“I’ve stopped everything, I haven’t got a computer and I haven’t got a blackberry. I don’t do emails or anything now. I’ve decided to stop being so hypocritical and consume things and pay for them. I buy music in vinyl and buy newspapers. I support the industry I’m in. I’m a neo-luddite, that’s how I describe myself.”

It’s a shame Lily Allen is taking a break from music because her most recent album, It’s Not Me, It’s You, made me want to hear more straight away. However, one or two years is how long some artists take between albums anyway and the break may mean Allen comes back refreshed and eager to produce music again. At least I hope that’s what happens.

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