Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" Normally I begin writing a song with just with aim to express something, and sometimes I don't know what I want to express until a sentence comes to my head that will sum up everything about how I'm feeling at the time. "

Related Quotes:

" I kind of always wanted my own music to just sound like, like me, I suppose, like if I was music it would be the music I make, I think. "

Lianne La Havas

Kind

Think

" I maintain that I never expect anything, therefore I'm always pleasantly surprised. "

" My dad is Greek and my mum Jamaican. My grandparents brought me up for most of my childhood, but I saw my mum and dad all the time. "

Lianne La Havas

Grandparents

Time

" Sometimes on stage I prefer to feel more glamorous, so I'll go all out when it's a stage outfit like sparkly, colorful, and have a certain shape. If someone is watching it from far away they can maybe remember the shape or the color. "

" I love Diane Keaton's style in 'Annie Hall,' but I like to think my own style is like a cross between 'Annie Hall' and Prince. "

Lianne La Havas

My Own

Own

" It's really important that my lyrics are truthful. "

" I think I'm sort of blind to genre. As long as it has a sort of honesty about it, which I think you'll hear in whatever music you respond to, then I think it doesn't need to be called anything particularly. "

" I've always had this identity thing. When I was little, I was always changing my handwriting because I couldn't decide which one I liked best. "

" I love vintage and I shop vintage a lot because it's just such great value for money. "

" I suppose I see myself as a modern soul artist. "

" I like to dress for my shape - I think it's important for women to do that generally - it makes me feel good. "

Lianne La Havas

Women

Think

" I quite like ABBA. "

Lianne La Havas

ABBA

Quite

" I highly recommend time to yourself. "

" When I write I find a quiet place. "

" It's the love you have for yourself that's most important. "

" Well, I like shopping. "

Lianne La Havas

Shopping

Well

" I love the music of Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu and more recently the music of Laura Marling. All these women share a strength and a wisdom in their voices and music that really makes me want to make music and sing. "