Ella Mai Quotes

Ella Mai

Profession : Musician

Birth : November 3, 1994

I wanted to show people that I don't just make love songs that are about purely being in love.

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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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I think R&B is way bigger in America. It's not really that mainstream in the U.K.

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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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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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I'm someone who likes routine.

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I always say that when you have friends that are girls, you tell each other everything.

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The first time I found out that 'Boo'd Up' went platinum, I was handed the plaque. They really surprised me. I thought we were gold, and then Mustard and my managers brought the plaque to my rehearsals and told me. I was like, 'You are lying!' Like, I couldn't believe it. I'm just honored, honestly. It's a great feeling.

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To find out my song made the top 10 was honestly a dream come true. I think it's something that I've dreamed about, and anyone dreams about, their whole life.

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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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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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A lot of my music is about love. And that, of course, is super relatable.

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With social media especially, there's a lot of image issues that everyone faces because there's so much pressure on us.

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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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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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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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There's a place for R&B in the U.K. industry - a huge market. I hope that 'Boo'd Up' can be a testament to the fact. Sometimes, it takes you moving outside the box to prove that it can be done.

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I love to color.

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I was a huge Lauryn Hill fan; that was all my mom would listen to in the car.

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'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' happens to be my favorite album.

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