Jessie J Quotes
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I think everybody has a moment in their career where you have to test whether it was right or wrong. We've all been there. I've looked back at performances of my own, where only you know if it is something you want to repeat. As long as you know when it's not right that you don't repeat it all the time.
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I am a very honest person, and I can only say there are moments in my life where I really did think I was being me in the sense of my morals and beliefs and the way I acted. But when I look back at certain things that I wore and my hair and make-up, I was like, 'Whoa! That wasn't me!' But I didn't know it back then.
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During my stage shows, I am so energetic. It's constant! I just don't stand still. I actually got given a mic stand from my team to say 'Just calm down. Stand still for at least two songs.' But now I just pick it up and walk around with it.
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I'm the most un-diva-ish person you'll meet. I'm never rude to people and I am always on time.
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I'm so happy people are seeing the eclectic side of me. I'm really honored to be able to push my voice into different sounds. Otherwise it all gets a bit samey same.
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I'm not afraid to say I'm very comfortable with who I am and I love who I love.
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My style is constantly evolving. Style has been something that I think has been the hardest thing for me to come to terms with.
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I'm glad I've had to struggle. It's made me the artist I am now.
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I'm an artist, but I'm also a businesswoman, and sometimes you have to play hard.
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And I definitely do that very British thing of, take things with a pinch of salt, stiff upper lip, you know what I mean?
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The only thing I want to be defined by is my music and personality.
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I never stop working when I'm on stage, and that's my fitness.
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I know I've got the right friends because they understand when they haven't seen me for three months and then when I do see them, it's exactly as it was before.
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It's really important to me that my niece and nephews can come and see my show, as can my grandad and nan. I love spending time with my family, and music has always bonded us.
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I started to look like a cartoon character with the fringe and the catsuits. Yes, I want to change and mix it up. I want to change my hair, change my style. I want to be allowed to grow.
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I'd love to have a fashion range; I've been dressed by the amazing Vivienne Westwood, and fashion is something I'm a huge fan of.
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'Just Do It' is exactly what you need to hear when you're in a moment of doubt. When you're struggling, especially with sport... just do it. Stop talking about it, stop complaining about the cellulite, or that you're not able to run fast enough for the bus... just do it.
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Some of the stage outfits I've got are ridiculous. I'll lay out clothes to pack, and it'll look like Polly Pocket clothing - because it's all stretchy, it's tiny. I don't need a case when I tour; I can fit it all in my handbag.
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But I love singing live. Nothing beats the feeling of going out on stage and going, 'I can really sing.'
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The message I want to give my fans is, always have a way to pull yourself out of the dark place. Don't sit and cry about it. Have your moment, and then get over it.
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I had knockback after knockback before I got anywhere. After I got my first record deal I thought that was it, then Gut Records went into liquidation. I was 20. I had no idea what that meant. I had a few days to get myself out of that contract or my work would be owned by someone else.
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Songs lay a foundation of who I am going to be forever.
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I'm not really the party person. I don't 'become myself' once I'm drunk. I don't use alcohol to be happy.
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And that's the kind of thing people think, you know, that if you sign up to be a singer-songwriter you know how to deal with people setting up hate websites, or people being obsessed with you and crying when you touch them, but you don't, and you just have to deal with.