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Corinne Bailey Rae

Profession : Singer

Birth : February 26, 1979

I wasn't interested in fame, and I'm still not. So I never felt I had to match that first record in terms of commercial success.

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I think that every day should be savored, and so a lot of 'Stop Where You Are' comes out of that idea that life is really precious, the people around us are precious, and every single moment is worth celebrating.

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Playing gigs is what it's about for me.

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I love the Bowery Hotel by night.

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I've written a soulful record but it's informed by my sort of indie guitar past.

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We went to Baptist church as a family, and that took up so many nights a week.

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I find this western idea that ageing is wrong really distasteful. You should be happy that you look 50, you look 60, you've got to 70 - it should be an achievement.

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Americans like things that don't sound American.

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I love Singapore's rooftop bars.

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Because of my background, I never felt comfortable with these R&B divas, but I'd hate to be just some pensive girl with a guitar.

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When I did my rock band, I pined for a more soulful sound. I wanted music that was very melodic and blues-based.

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I don't only like R&B. I always love in life when you see people acting in a way that is true and genuine to them but doesn't fit into the perceived notion of how they would respond to something.

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I don't think, like, 'I've got to sell so many records here, or so many records there.' That's the record label's job. They've got to worry about how were doing in Kazakhstan or Germany. My job is just to write and sing.

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I think a lot of style is about attitude - posture, deportment, gaze and confidence. I saw that in my mum. She was a cleaner when we were growing up, but she had this stylish presence I admired.

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With 'The Sea,' I was just thinking about loss, about the impact losing your father would have on you as a child, how one event that big could colour your life, bleed into everything else and force you into a certain shape.

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I find so much freedom in singing and so much expression of my self. I feel so connected to the people in the audience, and I feel spiritually connected when I'm doing it.

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Every time you go on stage, you want to prove yourself because you are in front of a new audience.

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I think it's weird that we expect ups and downs in friendships, but not in relationships. It all has to be romance, romance, romance - but there's two people and there are always going to be disagreements, and you have to work at it.

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I don't buy loads of clothing. But I do have a lot of vintage dresses and '80s one-pieces, which are quite fun.

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I believe that energy can't be destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another. There's more to life than we can conceive of.

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