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" I could never have imagined that, so early in my career, that I'd be ticking off boxes that I've dreamed about since I was a little girl. "
Ella Mai
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" My mom used to play a lot of music around the house, and I think that's where I get my inspiration from. "
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" I think R&B is way bigger in America. It's not really that mainstream in the U.K. "
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" L.A. is so slow. Everyone is so chill, and the weather, of course, makes everything better, but it's just a different vibe. "
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" A lot of the times, if relationships go badly, you concentrate on the negative. But in those situations, there is always a positive outcome that you can learn from. So, I like to concentrate on the lesson and how I can learn from this. I concentrate on me rather than concentrating on the actual situation. "
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" I've learned a lot. I've seen a lot. I've grown a lot. "
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" I always say that when you have friends that are girls, you tell each other everything. "
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" I think originality is something that's important and catches people's eye. "
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" To find out my song made the top 10 was honestly a dream come true. I think it's something that I've dreamed about, and anyone dreams about, their whole life. "
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" I feel like everyone has been in a bitter situation, regardless whether it's cheating or just not being over someone who is over you - you compare yourself to the next. "
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" I always felt like I could go to my mom and speak to her about anything. We have a great relationship. "
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" A lot of people say 'Boo'd Up' reminds them of '90s R&B. It has that feeling, which is why I think people take to the song so much. "
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" The first time I found out that 'Boo'd Up' went platinum, I was handed the plaque. They really surprised me. I thought we were gold, and then Mustard and my managers brought the plaque to my rehearsals and told me. I was like, 'You are lying!' Like, I couldn't believe it. I'm just honored, honestly. It's a great feeling. "
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" Everyone in L.A. loves sushi, and I don't understand it at all. "
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" People make careers off of Instagram. So in that sense, it's really good, and you can put yourself out there and be open. "
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" Sometimes we misinterpret, sometimes we misunderstand, sometimes we make mistakes. "
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" I wanted to show people that I don't just make love songs that are about purely being in love. "
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" It was such a culture shock for me, being plucked from this diverse neighborhood in London into Jamaica Queens. I'm in this new environment, and I had an English accent. "
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" Mustard believes in me so much. It's good to have a mentor that's been through it. Even though he's a producer, he's been a new artist. "
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" I think it's harder for R&B to break in England because the radio and labels don't really know what to do with R&B music. "
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" The word 'album' makes you nervous, especially 'debut album.' "
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" I write in a diary every night to collect my thoughts. It's very therapeutic to songwrite, because it's the same thing. "
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" I'm big on self-confidence. "
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" With social media especially, there's a lot of image issues that everyone faces because there's so much pressure on us. "
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" I definitely believe that there are songs that, as artists, we don't know the full potential. "
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" There's a lot of young females doing R&B in England who are extremely talented and deserve more light on their stories. "
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" It's okay to wake up and look however you look. You are beautiful regardless. "
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" Mustard saw my Instagram probably, like, August of 2015. He just reached out to me by DM on Instagram. "
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" From the end of 2015 to the start of 2016, I was always at the studio with Mustard, just figuring out a sound. "
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