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" I like to leave things open to interpretation. But I also like to make a point. There's two meanings behind each EP title. With 'Time,' that was 'time to move on': you know, you've been in a bad situation; this is enough. But it was also time, in my life, for introducing myself, my first project I was putting out with Mustard. A new exciting time. "

Ella Mai

Life

Time

" I wanted to show people that I don't just make love songs that are about purely being in love. "

" Everyone in L.A. loves sushi, and I don't understand it at all. "

" People make careers off of Instagram. So in that sense, it's really good, and you can put yourself out there and be open. "

" I always felt like I could go to my mom and speak to her about anything. We have a great relationship. "

" I'm very big on feeling. "

" I think R&B is way bigger in America. It's not really that mainstream in the U.K. "

" 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. "

" I definitely believe that there are songs that, as artists, we don't know the full potential. "

" I write in a diary every night to collect my thoughts. It's very therapeutic to songwrite, because it's the same thing. "

" 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. "

Ella Mai

Negative

Positive

" I think originality is something that's important and catches people's eye. "

" I always say that when you have friends that are girls, you tell each other everything. "

" Sometimes we misinterpret, sometimes we misunderstand, sometimes we make mistakes. "

" A lot of my music is about love. And that, of course, is super relatable. "

" My mom used to play a lot of music around the house, and I think that's where I get my inspiration from. "

" As much as heartbreak music might be therapeutic, we all want love and long for that feeling. So if a song can give you that feeling, even without being in love, that's amazing. "

" I'm big on self-confidence. "

Ella Mai

Big

Self-Confidence

" I was a huge Lauryn Hill fan; that was all my mom would listen to in the car. "

" From the end of 2015 to the start of 2016, I was always at the studio with Mustard, just figuring out a sound. "

" When I went into high school, I don't know why - because I've been performing since I was little - but I think it was just the pressure of being somewhere so different, and I already stood out because I had an accent, and everyone always wanted you to talk, that I kind of shied away from singing a bit. "

" With social media especially, there's a lot of image issues that everyone faces because there's so much pressure on us. "

" 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. "

Ella Mai

Great

Gold

" 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. "

" When you're in love, your heart and your mind are in sync, and everything just feels right. It's a special feeling. "

" 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. "

" There's a place for R&B in the U.K. industry - a huge market. I hope that 'Boo'd Up' can be a testament to the fact. Sometimes, it takes you moving outside the box to prove that it can be done. "

" Not everybody gets to wake up and do what they love. "

" I was 12 years old when I first moved to New York, and at that age, you're trying to find yourself. It was hard being so different from everyone I was around, and I felt that nobody could really understand me because everyone was American, and I was this little English girl with an accent. "