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" I used to blame myself for a lot of things, and I apologise loads. I don't do it any more, but when I was in the studio - and it was my song - I'd say 'sorry' every time I got a note wrong. "

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" Drake brought me out at the O2 in London and Barclays Center, and I'm on 'More Life.' "

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

" 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. "

" My songs are classics. "

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

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" Wear what you feel comfortable in and what suits your mood. "

" That's what records are for: not to be skipped. "

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" I love SZA. She's great. "

" I was a bit late on Erykah Badu, but I don't think you can really be late on music. You discover it whenever; music is timeless. "

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

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

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" I want to be someone for young girls to look up to, for fathers to want their daughters to listen to me because I'm not rude, and I'm actually talking some sense. "

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" I need to get a tiny bit more 'woke.' "

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

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

" 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. "

" Obviously I've grown up around YouTubers, people getting millions of hits, but I was never anywhere near that. "

" I get loads of messages from people telling me they've been helped through some bad relationship when they've listened to my song. That's what I want to do. "

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

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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" A road trip in Cuba is probably top of my list. "

" 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 just like wearing whatever makes me feel comfortable and confident. I wear what fits my mood. "

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

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

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

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