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" I left Starbucks in 2015. When I was younger, I remember looking at Justin Bieber and wishing I had all these fans, but you know what? Everyone has their path, everyone's path is different, and this is where mine's going. I just didn't want to work at Starbucks. I wanted to be writing music all the time. "

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Watching

Things

" I don't like setting goals - I don't like to be disappointed. "

" I've listened to 'Frank' so many times. She was so honest and herself. I think one of the hardest things for an artist to do is tell the truth, but that's what Amy Winehouse did, and it's what I want to do - if you want to write songs that connect with people, I think they really need to believe what you're talking about. "

" Music is an outlet, so I'm not going to get things out that aren't true. Sometimes I do exaggerate - but only a little bit. "

" Maybe I am a bit of a siren. "

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Bit

Maybe

" I'm not with a label, so I haven't ever felt pressure to be a certain way. I've got a cool team who just love music. "

" I get so many people coming up to me being like, Aahhh! And I'm like, what the hell? I'm just me! "

Jorja Smith

" There's always so much energy from me and my band. Lots of fun and twists in each song. "

Jorja Smith

Fun

Energy

" When I found 'New Chain' by Col3trane, honestly, I couldn't stop playing it. It's a good road trip song because the beat just drives on. "

" There's always been music in my house growing up. In the kitchen, there's a speaker, and we'd always have my mum's iPod in it - she never makes food without listening to music. And I used to watch 'Top of the Pops' with my dad. "

" Paris is such a beautiful city. "

" I've got so many melodies in my head. "

" It's very special that I can go through things - and write them down and record them - and so many people can relate. Not everybody can get out who they are and really feel better after they write. "

Jorja Smith

People

Down

" Sometimes I observe stuff I haven't been through and write about it. I used to walk my dog with these 50-year-olds, and they'd tell me stories I could use. "

Jorja Smith

Dog

Walk

" Chill? I can't chill. I find it so difficult to sit still. "

" I like to write about what I've seen and experiences I've been through. "

Jorja Smith

Seen

Experiences

" One Christmas, I wrote a nativity play. But nobody turned up on the day of the performance apart from my brother and my cousins, so I just read the whole script onstage and made my brother pretend to be one of the animals at the inn. "

Jorja Smith

Performance

Brother

" I don't like to write about myself. I like listening to people. "

Jorja Smith

Write

People

" I'm not good at talking, but I can write a good song and tell a story. "

" I used to like loads of boys and get rejected all the time. "

Jorja Smith

Loads

Time

" I like a new challenge. "

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New Challenge

New

" The first song I wrote was when I was 11. It was called 'Life Is a Path Worth Taking.' "

" I've always loved music since I was 11. I used to play keyboard, and I would write music. So since 11, I've been falling in love with music. "

" Did Amy Winehouse have a hit single from 'Frank?' I love 'Frank,' but people didn't really pay attention to her until 'Back to Black.' So no, I haven't had a hit single. I personally am not bothered about that. "

" If you want to hear good music, good music will always be found. "

" For me, it's about touching as many people as I can and helping as many people as I can with my music. "

Jorja Smith

I Can

Many

" I believe a voice is a voice. I could wear a box on my head and still have a good voice. "

" I want to be a voice people listen to and feel good or sad or whatever. "

" I like live-sounding things. "

Jorja Smith

Things

" Sometimes I feel people try to be too complex. Some of the greatest songs are so simple. The simplest phrases. "