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" 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. "

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" One Christmas, I wrote a nativity play. But nobody turned up on the day of the performance apart from my brother and my cousins, so I just read the whole script onstage and made my brother pretend to be one of the animals at the inn. "

Jorja Smith

Performance

Brother

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

" I like a performance, a live performance, so I like little mistakes because that's what makes perfect - the mistakes. "

" We are all beautiful in our own individual and special ways. "

" I'm not going to do a song just because it's with Drake. "

" 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. "

" I like live-sounding things. "

Jorja Smith

Things

" I did classical singing at school. I did exams in that. I'd sing soprano, and we'd sing in German; we'd do Schubert for my pieces, in Latin, French... I really enjoyed that. I kind of miss it. "

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

" 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 was born in June, so I like summer, and my favourite part of a sunny day is when the sun sets. "

Jorja Smith

Sunny

Summer

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Jorja Smith

People

Down

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

" 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. "

" With make-up, I much prefer my natural face. I'm confident with myself like that, but when I wear make-up, I like to look like myself. I love dewy skin, a matte lip, and a bad highlight! "

" Maybe I am a bit of a siren. "

Jorja Smith

Bit

Maybe

" I used to watch a programme about Route 66 in America, and it looked so fun. "

" When I'm writing, I like to have a tiny bit of fact and then exaggerate it and turn it into something more people could relate to. "

" I write what I want to write. "

" 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. "

" Independence is doing what you want to do, knowing that you're happy with the decisions you're making and that it's the best for you. "

" 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! "

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

Jorja Smith

Through

Most