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" The word 'album' makes you nervous, especially 'debut album.' "
Ella Mai
Nervous
You
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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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" 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 write in a diary every night to collect my thoughts. It's very therapeutic to songwrite, because it's the same thing. "
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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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" People make careers off of Instagram. So in that sense, it's really good, and you can put yourself out there and be open. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" A lot of my music is about love. And that, of course, is super relatable. "
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" There's loads of eyes and expectations. People are almost waiting for you to make a mistake so they can say, 'Oh, she's a one-hit wonder!' "
Ella Mai
Waiting
Eyes
You
" As much as heartbreak music might be therapeutic, we all want love and long for that feeling. So if a song can give you that feeling, even without being in love, that's amazing. "
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" I'm someone who likes routine. "
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" A lot of 'Time' was actually about a friend's relationship and me seeing what she went through and how she felt. "
Ella Mai
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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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Speak
" I definitely believe that there are songs that, as artists, we don't know the full potential. "
Ella Mai
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" I could never have imagined that, so early in my career, that I'd be ticking off boxes that I've dreamed about since I was a little girl. "
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Career
Early
" 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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" 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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" 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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" 'Naked' embodies what everyone, at the end of the day, really wants and how they should feel. "
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End
Day
End Of The Day
" I love to color. "
Ella Mai
Love
Color
I Love
" I think originality is something that's important and catches people's eye. "
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Something
Eye
Important
" Everyone in L.A. loves sushi, and I don't understand it at all. "
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Sushi
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Everyone
" There's a lot of young females doing R&B in England who are extremely talented and deserve more light on their stories. "
Ella Mai
Light
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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. "
Ella Mai
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" A lot of the times, if relationships go badly, you concentrate on the negative. But in those situations, there is always a positive outcome that you can learn from. So, I like to concentrate on the lesson and how I can learn from this. I concentrate on me rather than concentrating on the actual situation. "
Ella Mai
Negative
Me
Positive
" I've learned a lot. I've seen a lot. I've grown a lot. "
Ella Mai
Lot
Seen
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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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Me
You
Name
" I'm big on self-confidence. "
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Self-Confidence
" Not everybody gets to wake up and do what they love. "
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Wake Up
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