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" I think my worst enemy was myself. It's like I've been in my own way more than anybody else has been. "

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" I know deep down I'm a star. "

" I don't care about the underground, even if that's where I'm currently residing sonically. "

" It definitely feels different to perform to people who know your music. Because people's feedback is not just, 'Oh my God, that was amazing. Who are you?' "

" Growing up, Missy Elliot and Janet Jackson were definitely major references. "

" I would say there is a zone of R&B that hadn't been quite innovative. "

" There is this feeling among black artists that you have to be really careful. We're not inclined to talk about this stuff because, if we do, we put ourselves in a position where we're not marketable or where we can't win. "

" Fog and one blue light is all I need in life at the club. Just a dark room and loud music. I'm into that. "

" My music sounds like one synergised thing, one message. "

" Music in the U.K. is not racialised in the same way as it is in the U.S. In the U.S.. it's more rigid and conservative. And white people in the U.K. have more close proximity with black people and people of colour in general. "

" Often, I write to feel better and to heal - to cope with things that I'm dealing with. I'm either writing to get out of a feeling or to get into the feeling, to feel it more. Usually it's the perfect remedy, but if it isn't, I focus on other parts of what I'm making that don't involve writing. If neither are working, I simply forfeit the day. "

" I'm pushing back against the white, misogynistic, heterosexual establishment in the music industry. Like, literally, in all its forms. "

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" Sometimes I learn by someone giving me warnings and giving me advice about what to do next. And other times, a lot of times, I have to put my hand into the fire. "

" We are - as artists, we are racialized through genre and called black - without being called black - through genre. "

" In the music industry, you can't create success without having to engage a white man. It's just not possible. Whether it's executives, A&Rs, and the people that hold the key to your paper, inevitably, you'll be met with whiteness. "

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" Before I collaborate, it's important that I have a conversation about what I care about before we make anything, so that it's very clear. "

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