Ongoing History Daily: Florence + The Machine Facts

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Here are some things you may not know about Florence of Florence and the Machine.

First, in case you didn’t already know, is Florence Welch.
“The Machine” refers to keyboardist (and composer and producer and remixer) Isabella Summers, a woman she’s known and collaborated with since they were both teenagers. In fact, their first gigs were promoted under the name “Florence Robot/Isa Machine.”
Florence’s favourite instrument is the drums, which can explain the heavy rhythms found in some of her songs.
And finally, Florence has been diagnosed with dyslexia (wherein letters on a page sometimes seem to be all mixed up) and dysmetria (which results in a lack of coordination because she has a hard time judging, say, how far her hand is away from something).

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