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" I met Sade! I performed 'Blue Lights' at one of Drake's shows in London, and I met her backstage. She told me her son is a big fan. That was a moment when I was like, 'Wow.' "

Jorja Smith

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

" I love anything about love. "

" 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. "

" I love SZA. She's great. "

" I didn't look like Rihanna. I was a bit chubby. I had puppy fat. I had a moustache. I didn't want to have lips; I didn't want a bum. I grew out of it, but I feel like everyone went through that phase of wanting to be skinny. "

" I've been singing most of my life. There's nothing better I could wish to be doing. "

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

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

" Sound has always followed me. A lot of reggae when mum was cooking. I'd write songs with my dad or play him anything I'd worked on. "

" A lot of stuff doesn't faze me. I think it's because I was brought up in a small town, and normally, when you're from a small town, when you see a famous person, you'd be like, 'Oh my god. This never happens,' but I've always kind of been like nonchalant. "

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

" I used to go to London by myself when I was 16. I think I got it from my mom. My mom was the type to just always just go off somewhere, wherever. She's a goer. "

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

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

Jorja Smith

Write

People

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

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

" 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. "

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Feel

Better

" I write what I want to write. "

" 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. "

" When I put my first song out, I didn't put out any pictures. I just wanted people to hear my music. "

" I listen to all types of music. "

" Both my parents have been big influences on me wanting to do music. My mum's always been, 'Just do it. Just sing.' "

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

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

" 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. "

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