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" I write all of my music. "
Jorja Smith
Music
I Write
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" Sometimes I feel people try to be too complex. Some of the greatest songs are so simple. The simplest phrases. "
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" I love SZA. She's great. "
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" 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. "
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" The people who are the most powerful and have the most money sometimes don't value other people. "
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" 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. "
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Food
Growing Up
" I don't like setting goals - I don't like to be disappointed. "
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Setting Goals
Goals
" I overthink everything, and one thing I find difficult is to actually be in the moment. "
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" If you want to hear good music, good music will always be found. "
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" 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! "
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Talk
Used
London
" 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. "
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Sound
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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.' "
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Moment
She
" I know I can sing; I can sing, and I like how I sound. "
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Feeling
" 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. "
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Looking
" 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. "
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" I used to watch a programme about Route 66 in America, and it looked so fun. "
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