Self Esteem - LOVE ME LOVE MY PSORIASIS. Self Esteem. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023 . Retrieved 10 February 2023– via YouTube. Dennis, Piers (2 November 2018), Our Most Brilliant Friends (Documentary), Riff Raff Films , retrieved 4 February 2023

That song is taken from Self Esteem’s forthcoming second album, Prioritise Pleasure. On its cover she poses in a cowboy hat and extremely high-cut leotard. Its title is a rallying cry against a society that has convinced its female population they should put other people’s needs before their own. “We’ve been trained to be submissive and secondary, and all I’m doing with this is going, What if we’re not?”Jones, Daisy (14 January 2019). "Self Esteem and I Cheered Each Other Up at Winter Wonderland". Noisey.

Cabaret opened in December 2021 to critical and audience acclaim, and won a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards, the most for any musical revival in Olivier history. Keep Lyrics Uncomfortable" - featured on the bass drum skin on Self Esteem live gigs in 2021 and 2022 [79] [6]

Taylor was made an honorary Doctor of Music at the University of Sheffield on 17 July 2023 "in recognition of her success in the music industry and public championing of inclusivity and diversity". [65] [66] She has also been recognised with a photographic portrait hung in the National Portrait Gallery in London. [67] Style and influences [ edit ] Leonard, Brian (6 October 2021). "Self Esteem is shining a musical spotlight on the experiences of queer women". Attitude.co.uk . Retrieved 30 October 2021. People are like, ‘It must be cathartic?’ And I don’t think it is,” she said. “It’s hard but I get exhilarated, I get so high off it. And I think it’s because in my life, I never say what I mean … In songs, people don’t ask me what it’s about, and that safety makes me say what I mean and that’s what I get out of it. I wonder if one day I’ll just get to write songs about being in love, you know how Ed Sheeran just writes a song about his girlfriend.”

Snapes, Laura (1 March 2019). "Self Esteem: Compliments Please review – sly, covetous pop". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 March 2019. Self Esteem talks 'Prioritise Pleasure' | 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW , retrieved 8 March 2023 Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Snapes, Laura (29 November 2021). "The 20 best songs of 2021". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 December 2021. Self Esteem: When we met I was in my old band and very unhappy, so an opportunity in anything else felt like a way out. As a kid I was obsessed with doing musical theatre but that dream turned into being in an indie band where I ultimately felt creatively stifled. Theatre seemed like an escape, and while I’m still fannying around with it, now that my actual career is finally more galvanised, its power is fading. Finally not being desperate made everything better… I stopped trying to have a hit and then had one Self EsteemSelf Esteem talks singing Arctic Monkeys while "spangled" and meeting Mr Blobby", NME, 19 October 2022 , retrieved 27 July 2023 Shears said it was a “privilege and honour” to play the Emcee in John Kander and Fred Ebb’s musical and that it had been a lifelong dream of his. The Scissor Sisters singer has previously appeared in stage productions including Kinky Boots, on Broadway and in Los Angeles, and he wrote the lyrics for the musical Tammy Faye at the Almeida theatre in London in 2022. Taylor composed the music for the sexual assault drama Prima Facie, starring Jodie Comer, which was staged in London’s West End and transferred to Broadway. a b c Barker, Stuart (29 November 2018). "Interview: Self Esteem". Strong Island . Retrieved 26 March 2023. Taylor, right, in Slow Club with former bandmate Charles Watson. Photograph: Andy Earl/Andy Earl Universal Records

Self Esteem is currently due to resume her tour in support of Prioritise Pleasure this weekend (November 6) after being forced to postpone this week’s dates due to illness. Helm, Jake; Cairns, Dan; Dean, Jonathan. "25 best albums of 2021". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460 . Retrieved 17 December 2021. In an interview for the podcast series Talk Art in July 2022 Taylor discussed the demo for a new song that contains the refrain "I can't be arsed", a phrase also included in the video for "Moody", stating that "essentially, album three has begun now". [51] Speaking about the budget constraints she has faced as a new artist, she has said that "I'm so glad I haven't achieved what I want to achieve quite yet, because imagine if I had access to an orchestra or a full choir. That's what excites me about album three". [52] Taylor in January 2023 Rebecca Lucy Taylor said: “I’ve never made a secret of my love of theatre and I honestly couldn’t be more excited about getting to make my stage debut as one of the greatest leads of all time. I’ve joked for years that there’s no need for a Self Esteem musical really because Sally’s story covers most of the points and here we are. I am both artistically and emotionally raring to take on this challenge. Pinch me!”On Sunday, she is armed with her three-strong troupe of singer-dancers, Marged Sion, Levi Heaton and Seraphina D’Arby, who move in jubilant unison with Taylor all night, and two live musicians. This 2,000-capacity venue, a fraction of the size Self Esteem can now fill, can barely contain the sheer force of it all. Self Esteem’s Rebecca Lucy Taylor has announced her debut book, which shares its title with the moniker of her current pop project. BBC Proms - 2023 - Proms at Sage Gateshead: Self Esteem and the Royal Northern Sinfonia - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 5 August 2023.