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

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" I'm very big on feeling. "

" 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. "

" I was 12 years old when I first moved to New York, and at that age, you're trying to find yourself. It was hard being so different from everyone I was around, and I felt that nobody could really understand me because everyone was American, and I was this little English girl with an accent. "

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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. "

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

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

" I love to color. "

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" I'm big on self-confidence. "

Self-Confidence

" 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. "

" 'Naked' embodies what everyone, at the end of the day, really wants and how they should feel. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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