Estelle Quotes
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I'm used to traveling. I'm used to being in different areas of the world. Home is where my suitcase lands.
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I remember being, like, the age of 7 and just always being in control of something or someone, a baby somewhere. I had lots of cousins and brothers, and we were all taught that's how you are, you know. Things don't just run themselves; you have to make them run.
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If there is enough space on radio for Busted and McFly, who are basically the same band, or for 50,000 versions of Stereophonics and Coldplay, there must be enough room for all of us.
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People like the shows I do. I want to be real, to have fun, even when I dance on stage... it's a buzz.
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The Americans love me because I'm so completely unwilling to change my whole Britishness.
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When my career slowed, I knew deep down it wasn't over.
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I never do a show where the people just sit there and look at me. They always sing along. It's going to be a fun time.
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I'm never scared to ask a question or state the obvious, y'know.
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I grew up in a house full of music. Everything from reggae and afro-beat to Zook and pop.
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John Legend is a cool guy. He likes to chill, is easy to talk to and hang out with. He's also inspiring on a musical level.
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When I need things to happen, I need them to happen now, you know. I don't want to be having a meeting about a meeting about a meeting, which is what can happen in Britain.
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I learned that working out gives me a space to get clear. It's not just about the body. It gives me space to process things and get clear in my mind about decisions and things I want to do.
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I like to write about the things I care about. It's no fun to sing about things you don't like.
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I'm so sick of hearing that U.K. hip hop doesn't get credit and success when I'm working to get it - for me and for others, too.
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I will test a guy to within an inch of his sanity because I've been through too much drama. He has to be 100%.
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Law became boring, but like every job I've done, it helped prepare me for a career in music.
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I started writing an album on flights to Africa and Brazil, but it was crazy because I left the notebook on the plane. It had seven or eight songs in it. After that, I'm not writing any more songs on notebooks - and I keep my Blackberry close!
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Why should you stay in one place and one country if they're not offering you a job? It doesn't make sense!
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I am a black British female artist, so I must be like Ms Dynamite, I must be like Shystie, I must be like Jamelia, but we're all different.
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I feel like I'm beautiful, and every woman should feel like that.
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A lot of big whoever producers, they come with a song and they say, 'Sing this,' and I'm not that girl.
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I have my family; I'm never alone.
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For four years, my mum allowed only church music in the house.
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Walking round the Champs-Elysees late at night is the greatest time.