Portrait of the artist: Beth Orton

'What does Trailer Park tell you about the year 1996? That I did a lot of ecstasy'What got you started?When I was very little, I spent a lot of time at the piano making things up. But I found singing really embarrassing. Then I met William Orbit when I was 19, and he'd say, "You can sing," and I'd think, "Whatever: boyfriend-producer getting your girlfriend in on the song." But I used to play his guitars and then I secretly wrote songs. What was your big breakthrough?Making Trailer Park. Gettin...

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