Estelle Quotes
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My songs are always about overcoming things, whether it's breaking up with a guy or just trying to be happy. They're always about being better.
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I wear what I feel and what makes me feel happy.
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I've still gotta come across as happy when inside I feel crap!
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I always want to remain inspired.
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Labrinth is a super talented singer, producer, songwriter from London.
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Reality really isn't as dull as it's cracked up to be.
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When I was growing up, hip-hop was still a pretty specialised thing.
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I'm so, so full of joy that America elected Obama.
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I always thought that if record companies didn't understand me, fine - I'd go and do it by myself.
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American food is not what I'm used to - everything is like three portions.
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I have to live authentically at all times. And that's part of what makes me an artist. I'm not scared to do that.
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Americans have their issues with skin colour, even within the black community, with light and dark skin; it's crazy - but no one's oblivious to it.
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I always have to get my U.K. fix, and 'Downton Abbey' is definitely that. I absolutely love period dramas, but this one is particularly appealing - following the ins and outs of aristocracy as well as the interaction between the rich and the poor.
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No one goes straight to happiness after a breakup.
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I'm just excited that I get to put out the music I love versus music just for the sake of it.
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The people who have the strongest opinion about everything have never left their city, their town, haven't left their 'hood, haven't left their area, their corner of the world. They don't read. They've never left their house.
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Lesson one, introduce yourself to everyone when you walk into a room. Don't act like you're too bougie to say, 'Hello.'
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The people at my label are always endorsing what I say. They say, 'You see the truth, so speak it.' They believe in me. They respect my opinion. At least I have an opinion, and I'm not trying to play it safe. I don't go around saying, 'I think everyone is great, and the world is fantastic.' Everyone has opinions. They just don't say it.
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Garage music came up when people weren't paying attention.
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Me being a black girl in London, whose mom is first-generation African and whose dad is West Indian, gives me a different view. I'm coming at soul from my own place.
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You have to have courage to look back and be honest about your own drama.
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When I'm full, I stop eating.
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You can't please everybody. I give up. I'm not trying to. I don't care. Leave me alone with that.
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The thing that makes me feel powerful is when I make a decision about something and I make it happen.