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" It's been cool to have my name mentioned when people say R&B is on the comeback and I'm the leading person. If you had told me at 16 that I would be that person - you're lying. "

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" 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. "

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" Mustard saw my Instagram probably, like, August of 2015. He just reached out to me by DM on Instagram. "

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" I definitely believe that there are songs that, as artists, we don't know the full potential. "

" I feel like everyone has been in a bitter situation, regardless whether it's cheating or just not being over someone who is over you - you compare yourself to the next. "

" To find out my song made the top 10 was honestly a dream come true. I think it's something that I've dreamed about, and anyone dreams about, their whole life. "

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

" I'm very big on 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!' "

" L.A. is so slow. Everyone is so chill, and the weather, of course, makes everything better, but it's just a different vibe. "

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

" A lot of 'Time' was actually about a friend's relationship and me seeing what she went through and how she felt. "

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

" 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. "

" It's okay to wake up and look however you look. You are beautiful regardless. "

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

" As much as heartbreak music might be therapeutic, we all want love and long for that feeling. So if a song can give you that feeling, even without being in love, that's amazing. "

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

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

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

" A lot of people say 'Boo'd Up' reminds them of '90s R&B. It has that feeling, which is why I think people take to the song so much. "

" It's deeper than the music when it comes to me and Mustard. He's like a big brother, and I'm so thankful to have a mentor like him to advise me. Even though he gives me a lot of creative control, I always go to him like, 'Do you like this?' It's so cool that it's always a collaborative effort. He never makes me feel pressured or anything. "

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

" The first time I found out that 'Boo'd Up' went platinum, I was handed the plaque. They really surprised me. I thought we were gold, and then Mustard and my managers brought the plaque to my rehearsals and told me. I was like, 'You are lying!' Like, I couldn't believe it. I'm just honored, honestly. It's a great feeling. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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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" There's a lot of young females doing R&B in England who are extremely talented and deserve more light on their stories. "

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