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" It was such a culture shock for me, being plucked from this diverse neighborhood in London into Jamaica Queens. I'm in this new environment, and I had an English accent. "

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" From the end of 2015 to the start of 2016, I was always at the studio with Mustard, just figuring out a sound. "

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" I think R&B is way bigger in America. It's not really that mainstream in the U.K. "

" When I went into high school, I don't know why - because I've been performing since I was little - but I think it was just the pressure of being somewhere so different, and I already stood out because I had an accent, and everyone always wanted you to talk, that I kind of shied away from singing a bit. "

" My mom used to play a lot of music around the house, and I think that's where I get my inspiration from. "

" The word 'album' makes you nervous, especially 'debut album.' "

" I think originality is something that's important and catches people's eye. "

" Not everybody gets to wake up and do what they love. "

" I played soccer for nine years, so I took that route instead of singing. I played on the outside team as well as in school, so I was always playing soccer. It wasn't until I moved back to London that I really, like, started investing in music again and realized, OK, yeah, this is definitely what I want to do. "

" I think it's harder for R&B to break in England because the radio and labels don't really know what to do with R&B music. "

" I could never have imagined that, so early in my career, that I'd be ticking off boxes that I've dreamed about since I was a little girl. "

" I write in a diary every night to collect my thoughts. It's very therapeutic to songwrite, because it's the same thing. "

" I like to leave things open to interpretation. But I also like to make a point. There's two meanings behind each EP title. With 'Time,' that was 'time to move on': you know, you've been in a bad situation; this is enough. But it was also time, in my life, for introducing myself, my first project I was putting out with Mustard. A new exciting time. "

" I was a huge Lauryn Hill fan; that was all my mom would listen to in the car. "

" A lot of my music is about love. And that, of course, is super relatable. "

" When you're in love, your heart and your mind are in sync, and everything just feels right. It's a special feeling. "

" There's loads of eyes and expectations. People are almost waiting for you to make a mistake so they can say, 'Oh, she's a one-hit wonder!' "

" Mustard believes in me so much. It's good to have a mentor that's been through it. Even though he's a producer, he's been a new artist. "

" There's a place for R&B in the U.K. industry - a huge market. I hope that 'Boo'd Up' can be a testament to the fact. Sometimes, it takes you moving outside the box to prove that it can be done. "

" I always felt like I could go to my mom and speak to her about anything. We have a great relationship. "

" People make careers off of Instagram. So in that sense, it's really good, and you can put yourself out there and be open. "

" I wanted to show people that I don't just make love songs that are about purely being in love. "

" Sometimes we misinterpret, sometimes we misunderstand, sometimes we make mistakes. "

" I've always been singing. Ever since I can remember, I've been singing. "

" With social media especially, there's a lot of image issues that everyone faces because there's so much pressure on us. "

" I've learned a lot. I've seen a lot. I've grown a lot. "

" I always say that when you have friends that are girls, you tell each other everything. "

" A lot of the times, if relationships go badly, you concentrate on the negative. But in those situations, there is always a positive outcome that you can learn from. So, I like to concentrate on the lesson and how I can learn from this. I concentrate on me rather than concentrating on the actual situation. "

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