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" I make music because it helps me. I feel better after I've written a song. I listen to my own songs, and they make me feel and think about stuff I'd done or someone said to me, and I feel a bit better. "

Jorja Smith

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" I want to be worldwide, international, in everyone's ears, and everyone listening to what I'm saying, because I think I say some good stuff. "

" I write what I want to write. "

" With a label, pressure is added. Being independent, you don't feel a lot of pressure. "

" When I first moved to London, I used to pretend to be on the phone. I used to talk about stuff that was going on out loud. To my phone! I don't do that anymore! "

" Michael Jackson was a Gemini. Kanye, Lauryn Hill, a lot of people that are amazing artists are Geminis. "

" 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. "

" I'd like to be a role model. "

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" Good music is timeless, and if you create with that honesty, it will last. "

" I know I can sing; I can sing, and I like how I sound. "

" I'd like young girls to be able to listen to my music and take something positive away from it. "

Jorja Smith

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" There's this issue where I'm really doing well and got hate 'cause I'm too light-skinned. I understand why people say that - throughout history, the lighter you are, that's how it's been. But it's not my fault. My mom and dad had me! I look how I look. "

" Because I'm on a tour bus, it's so hard to wash your face - we have to use, um, water bottles. But you know what? It's not about looking cute - it's about staying hydrated. "

" I come from quite a creative family; everyone's just doing their own thing! "

" I don't think about being a public persona too much - I just get on with what I'm doing. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

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" I just make my music. It's not too complicated. "

" Most of me expressing myself comes through my music more than what I wear. "

Jorja Smith

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" I've got far to go. There's always more to be done. "

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" I'm not gonna just disappear after one album. "

" 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. "

" When we used to walk to school, I used to read off the walls, graffiti and stuff, everything. I used to write stories, but I'd never finish them. I wrote poems. "

" I listen to all types of music. "

" The people who are the most powerful and have the most money sometimes don't value other people. "

" 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. "

" I started singing when I was 8, and then when I was 11, I started writing my first songs. "

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

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People