Estelle Quotes

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Estelle

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 18, 1980

If you cannot smile when you listen to music, then do not listen to it!

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You have to have courage to look back and be honest about your own drama.

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My mom, for all intents and purposes, was a single parent.

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You can't please everybody. I give up. I'm not trying to. I don't care. Leave me alone with that.

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People are getting ready for music that makes them feel happy again rather than being depressed at the way the world is going right now.

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My mum is West African, from Senegal; my dad is from Grenada. There was a huge controversy about them getting together.

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Sometimes I wake up in the morning and feel like going straight back to bed. But I still have to get up and work, and I still have to take advantage of the chances I've been given in life.

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I like to write about the things I care about. It's no fun to sing about things you don't like.

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I went to New York and Miami and hung out by the beach, and I love the American boys, so I wrote a song about it.

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Collaboration is the way to go. It's very timely and fun to do.

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I never do a show where the people just sit there and look at me. They always sing along. It's going to be a fun time.

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I'm so, so full of joy that America elected Obama. He didn't win because he was black - people voted for him because he had a plan and because he talked sense and because you believed him.

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Conservatives, they're like the Republicans to me. They don't do much. They have this whole hierarchy and boys' club thing going on. That doesn't help the regular person.

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Adele ain't soul.

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If there is enough space on radio for Busted and McFly, who are basically the same band, or for 50,000 versions of Stereophonics and Coldplay, there must be enough room for all of us.

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When I was growing up, hip-hop was still a pretty specialised thing.

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Reality really isn't as dull as it's cracked up to be.

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You can be sexy, but respect yourself and make sure you get that respect.

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Garage music came up when people weren't paying attention.

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Law became boring, but like every job I've done, it helped prepare me for a career in music.

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