Jorja Smith Quotes
I make music because it helps me. I feel better after I've written a song. I listen to my own songs, and they make me feel and think about stuff I'd done or someone said to me, and I feel a bit better.
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There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.
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I just want to make a classic. Classic is the standard. I'm just trying to make music that will last a lifetime.
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Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.
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I'm not happy if I'm not making music; it's as simple as that. It's a need.
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It's one of the few regrets of my presidency - that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. There's no doubt a president with the gifts of Lincoln or Roosevelt might have better bridged the divide, and I guarantee I'll keep trying to be better so long as I hold this office.
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But I really believe that you don't do music because you want to, you do it because you have to.
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It's a crazy world, so sports and athletics and music can be a form of escapism.
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I love playing in Germany. I love playing anywhere where people are going to enjoy the music. Germany is especially nice to play.
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My career? I never think of it as a 'career.' Art and music and all those things that I'm creating are just part of me.
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I feel like trouble has followed me from the day I was born.
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I can always get better. A lot of my ex-girlfriends don't think I'm funny.
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When I see things that are inspiring, I must write a song about it. Some people make a t-shirt or slap something on a wall with paint, but I must make music and freestyle rap.
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We're living in a time when parenting is not at all mirroring the way I was parented. For me, I just followed my parents around on their errands; when they were busy on the phone, I was quiet. It's a different kettle of fish these days: They run the house, and you listen to their music, and you go to their appointments.
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I love fashion. I like dressing how I feel, and my music shows how I feel - they go hand in hand. My performance style is pretty much the same as my everyday style.
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It is a coincidence that Mathangi is the Goddess of Music and the spoken word, which can be rap.
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The '60s is one of my favourite eras in general. I love '60s music, and I've always wanted to do a period film.
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I feel able to steal from Emily Dickinson because she's both wonderful and dead.
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Latinos finally have a genre of music that represents them, and they're supporting reggaeton in such huge numbers that people can't help but notice there's a revolution going on.
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Music reaches people in a way that simple spoken words just can't.
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I have to admit that I am not great at selecting music for CDs! I have a few personal favorites, and then I let my producer take it from there!
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I do love that witches haven't really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves.
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Fashion is chaotic, and it can be an aggravation, too, but it is at its best when it allows you to express yourself.
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There is no question of us going to war in Iran. Why? Because it's not going to resolve the issue.
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I make music because it helps me. I feel better after I've written a song. I listen to my own songs, and they make me feel and think about stuff I'd done or someone said to me, and I feel a bit better.
