Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Jorja Smith - Page 2

Both my parents have been big influences on me wanting to do music. My mum's always been, 'Just do it. Just sing.'

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

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

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.

I'd like to be a role model.

I did classical singing at school. I did exams in that. I'd sing soprano, and we'd sing in German; we'd do Schubert for my pieces, in Latin, French... I really enjoyed that. I kind of miss it.

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.

I get so many people coming up to me being like, Aahhh! And I'm like, what the hell? I'm just me!

A dream of mine is to write a 'Bond' theme tune.

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

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.

We are all beautiful in our own individual and special ways.

When I first moved to London, I used to pretend to be on the phone. I used to talk about stuff that was going on out loud. To my phone! I don't do that anymore!

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

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.

I like a new challenge.

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

I come from quite a creative family; everyone's just doing their own thing!

I write what I want to write.

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.

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

I love SZA. She's great.

When I'm writing, I'll just say random stuff that doesn't make sense, and then a certain word that I keep saying will stick out, and I'll write from there.

I've listened to 'Frank' so many times. She was so honest and herself. I think one of the hardest things for an artist to do is tell the truth, but that's what Amy Winehouse did, and it's what I want to do - if you want to write songs that connect with people, I think they really need to believe what you're talking about.

I was a bit late on Erykah Badu, but I don't think you can really be late on music. You discover it whenever; music is timeless.

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.

I'm honest.

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

I like live-sounding things.

When I'm writing, I like to have a tiny bit of fact and then exaggerate it and turn it into something more people could relate to.

I like being someone else. 'A Prince' is not about me, but I can pretend for the three minutes of the track. It's great being able to do that, 'cos I enjoy telling stories.

I want to be a voice people listen to and feel good or sad or whatever.

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

One Christmas, I wrote a nativity play. But nobody turned up on the day of the performance apart from my brother and my cousins, so I just read the whole script onstage and made my brother pretend to be one of the animals at the inn.

Did Amy Winehouse have a hit single from 'Frank?' I love 'Frank,' but people didn't really pay attention to her until 'Back to Black.' So no, I haven't had a hit single. I personally am not bothered about that.

That's what records are for: not to be skipped.

I say what I'm feeling, and a lot of people feel the same way.

My songs are classics.

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.