Viv Albertine : (5) " People say you mellow as you get older, and I really haven’t. " - Viv Albertine " Look at Kate Bush, Patti Smith, Yoko Ono – three really private people, but when they’re on stage or when they’re singing, they let go like no one else. " - Viv Albertine " Fashion wasn’t a label back in the ’70s. We made our own clothes because we had no money. " - Viv Albertine " The more blows you have in life, the better, because it means you’re challenging yourself. " - Viv Albertine " I think young men and boys are taught to fail. It’s nothing to them; they do sport, they fall over, they shout, ‘I’m all right,’ and carry on. But with girls, they’re so appallingly embarrassed to fail, it’s like it’s considered unfeminine. " - Viv Albertine