Estelle Quotes
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People are getting ready for music that makes them feel happy again rather than being depressed at the way the world is going right now.
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If I don't agree with something, I let people know, and it occasionally leads to tension. But I usually iron things out.
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I always say, 'There's a difference between cooked food and McDonald's.' Your mom's homemade dinner - you enjoy this more than you enjoy the fast food that comes along and goes, and I strive to make homemade dinner every time I put out an album.
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I've fully embraced who I am. I stopped fighting with people and just come to realize, 'This is me. This is all of me.'
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I try not to judge because I've been judged a heck of a lot, and it don't feel nice.
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I love singing, so I want to see how far I can take it. I love the challenge, and I won't be happy until I have a wall full of gold discs and seven huge world tours under my belt.
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I can sit in my room and write a song that I think might be a hit. I can sort of make myself do that, and then I'll play it to a friend, and they'll say, 'Oh, that's nice.' But when something happens to me, and I sit down and write a song to get rid of my emotions, they'll turn around and say, 'Wow, that's great.'
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A lot of my girlfriends are always telling me they're really strong independent women, but they've got their boy on the side, and they only go over when he calls.
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Parents, raise your kids. Young men and women, raise your kids.
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I couldn't just hand in any old rubbish - I can't go on tour and sing something for three years if I don't believe in it.
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I want a TV series, I'm gonna do some acting jobs, I'm gonna do some Broadway jobs, everything!
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BMG has been an awesome partner throughout my career, and with New London, we plan to continue bridging the gap between soul, pop, London, and New York - uniting them through music.
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The man for me has to have his own life or be as busy as me.
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I'd really started hating music. I'd started hating all the songs, hating being in the industry, hating doing the shows. So I had to learn to love music again if I wanted to continue doing this.
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My mom, for all intents and purposes, was a single parent.
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Conservatives, they're like the Republicans to me. They don't do much. They have this whole hierarchy and boys' club thing going on. That doesn't help the regular person.
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Collaboration is the way to go. It's very timely and fun to do.
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Nobody's going to tell me to rap in an American accent.
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'Something Good' is a feel-good song. A reminder that you're dope and have something wonderful to offer life and yourself and the world.
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I believe in illusion - I don't believe in magic.
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People want to say something negative before they say something good.
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Adele ain't soul.
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The most personal track would have to be 'Love The Way We Used To.' It's one of the songs that I listen to outside of all the records that I wrote.
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I can't stand quitters. My mother is a very strong, determined woman. I was peeling onions when I was seven, but I walked off when my eyes began to sting. She said to me, 'You start something and you finish it', and that stuck with me. I'm persistent.