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" Not everybody gets to wake up and do what they love. "
Ella Mai
Wake
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" 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. "
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" 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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" Mustard saw my Instagram probably, like, August of 2015. He just reached out to me by DM on Instagram. "
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" I've learned a lot. I've seen a lot. I've grown a lot. "
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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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" 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 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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" 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. "
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" When you're in love, your heart and your mind are in sync, and everything just feels right. It's a special feeling. "
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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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" I definitely believe that there are songs that, as artists, we don't know the full potential. "
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" As much as a lot of my music is very R&B, there's a bounce to it that obviously makes it easier to perform live. It's upbeat and uptempo. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm very big on feeling. "
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Big
" I'm big on self-confidence. "
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" I've always been singing. Ever since I can remember, I've been singing. "
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" I think R&B is way bigger in America. It's not really that mainstream in the U.K. "
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" 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. "
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Time
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" Sometimes we misinterpret, sometimes we misunderstand, sometimes we make mistakes. "
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Mistakes
Make
" I'm someone who likes routine. "
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Someone
" 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. "
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" 'Naked' embodies what everyone, at the end of the day, really wants and how they should feel. "
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" Everyone in L.A. loves sushi, and I don't understand it at all. "
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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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" 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 always felt like I could go to my mom and speak to her about anything. We have a great relationship. "
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" The word 'album' makes you nervous, especially 'debut album.' "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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