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" Sometimes I observe stuff I haven't been through and write about it. I used to walk my dog with these 50-year-olds, and they'd tell me stories I could use. "

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" I'm not with a label, so I haven't ever felt pressure to be a certain way. I've got a cool team who just love music. "

" Music is an outlet, so I'm not going to get things out that aren't true. Sometimes I do exaggerate - but only a little bit. "

" A lot of stuff doesn't faze me. I think it's because I was brought up in a small town, and normally, when you're from a small town, when you see a famous person, you'd be like, 'Oh my god. This never happens,' but I've always kind of been like nonchalant. "

" Maybe I am a bit of a siren. "

" I've always loved music since I was 11. I used to play keyboard, and I would write music. So since 11, I've been falling in love with music. "

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" I write what I want to write. "

" I want to be someone for young girls to look up to, for fathers to want their daughters to listen to me because I'm not rude, and I'm actually talking some sense. "

" When I am writing music, I sometimes envision a video playing alongside. "

" I hate re-recording. I like singing, but I don't like recording a song over and over, making it too perfect. "

" There's always been music in my house growing up. In the kitchen, there's a speaker, and we'd always have my mum's iPod in it - she never makes food without listening to music. And I used to watch 'Top of the Pops' with my dad. "

" Before I put 'Blue Lights' out, I deleted my Instagram and everything and started again. "

" I like to write about what I've seen and experiences I've been through. "

" I started singing when I was 8, and then when I was 11, I started writing my first songs. "

" Good music is timeless, and if you create with that honesty, it will last. "

" There's always so much energy from me and my band. Lots of fun and twists in each song. "

" I wanted to be pale. I didn't wanna go in the sun, because I was in school with a lot of white girls. I remember one girl said to me, 'You look better pale.' And I was like, 'Well, you're tan!' She was like, 'It's not the same.' "

" I make music because it helps me. I feel better after I've written a song. I listen to my own songs, and they make me feel and think about stuff I'd done or someone said to me, and I feel a bit better. "

" I'm not good at talking, but I can write a good song and tell a story. "

" I've been singing most of my life. There's nothing better I could wish to be doing. "

" With a label, pressure is added. Being independent, you don't feel a lot of pressure. "

" I'd like to be a role model. "

" I met Sade! I performed 'Blue Lights' at one of Drake's shows in London, and I met her backstage. She told me her son is a big fan. That was a moment when I was like, 'Wow.' "

" I used to blame myself for a lot of things, and I apologise loads. I don't do it any more, but when I was in the studio - and it was my song - I'd say 'sorry' every time I got a note wrong. "

" There's this issue where I'm really doing well and got hate 'cause I'm too light-skinned. I understand why people say that - throughout history, the lighter you are, that's how it's been. But it's not my fault. My mom and dad had me! I look how I look. "

" I don't like to write about myself. I like listening to people. "

" Independence is doing what you want to do, knowing that you're happy with the decisions you're making and that it's the best for you. "

" My favourite number is 11. "

" I'd like young girls to be able to listen to my music and take something positive away from it. "