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" The very first song I ever wrote was called 'I See Between The Trees,' when I was 9. It was really bad. "

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" Sometimes I look at music as like movies. And so I feel like you can have your comedies, and you can have your dramas, and you can have your romances or whatever. "

" I just always want to be as transparent as possible. "

" As cliched as it sounds, music is my only form of expression. So I have to be honest with myself, and with that comes being vulnerable. "

" I did a show in Germany, and some kid - he was disabled - he was actually in a wheelchair, and he came out to my show, and he couldn't get across to me what he was trying to say, and you could see that he was frustrated because he couldn't fully express himself, and I just felt like, 'Wow, he's just really passionate about me.' "

" I never knew listening to a song could give you goose bumps and make you cry until I listened to Lauryn Hill. "

" I'm not easily satisfied with things. I always want to do better. I always want to improve. I always want to grow. "

" My sisters and my mum taught me how to be a woman: the way they carry themselves, the way they talk to people, the way they know how to put their foot down. They're not having any nonsense from no one. I can see traces of that in me. "

" When I write, I normally write anywhere that I can feel at peace, so if it's in my bedroom, if it's at the park, if it's by a lake somewhere, wherever I feel calm is where I like to write. "

" I enjoy albums, not a song here and there. The recordings I like have been a soundtrack to a universe. "

" Singles are for people that want to chart - I'm measuring my success by how well I connect with people. "

" I'm the youngest of four. I have two older sisters and an older brother and was raised by a single mother. Basically, my household was just full of life. Everything was lit all the time. "

" I change my mind quite a lot about things, which isn't always a good thing. "

" I like it when people have good flow, but I also like it when people actually say stuff. Because sometimes that's a very good distraction, like, to have impeccable flow, but you're saying a lot without saying anything. "

" Just because I'm British and I represent London to the core, that doesn't necessarily mean I have to stay there. "

" I'm aware that as much as people like hearing and listening to my music, it's also very therapeutic for me to be able to express myself some way - how I'm feeling, how I'm thinking, and just saying what's in my heart and on my mind. I need to do that to maintain my sanity. "

" I'm not desperate to sign, like, a record deal. I'm very hungry, but I'm just not desperate for it. "

" I get 'female Kendrick' quite a lot. I'm definitely not complaining. At the same time, I want to be the female Simz. I just want to be me. "

" Music is like therapy, you know? It's my escape. It's my way for me to express my feelings and my thoughts. "

" I've always loved the English language. I just like words, you know? "

" I just write about how I'm feeling at the time. If I feel like being cheeky and a bit straight up and a bit aggressive, you'll hear that in my music. If I feel like being very vulnerable and opening up about something personal, you'll hear that, too. "

" I was always just an ambitious kid from early. I always knew that I had a purpose and I was destined for something big, great. "

" I don't dress to impress; I've never been that person. "

" I haven't knocked all the doors I need to knock down, but I can see it happening more and more. It will just take more perseverance and work. "

" When you feel like a musician you listen to is like you, then they don't feel so far away, and whatever you want to get to isn't so far away. "

" I'm not an 'out there' person if it's not on stage or if I'm not around people I'm most comfortable with. "

" I want to be ambassador-like. I want to, you know, set examples, especially as a young black female. That, I think, is important, and I just want to be a bit of an example, you know. "

" I've worked really, really hard on my lyricism. "

" My mom raised me to be a strong person. "

" Taking on different characters and seeing things through the eyes of different people is interesting to me. When I look at what people are going through in life, I try to understand their story. "

" I realised that you have to be honest. When you're being open, that's when people connect with you. You just have to be yourself. "