If you think about where I’m from, I’m not supposed to be singing in the first place. I’m not supposed to be alive right now. Estelle Read Quote
I can sit in my room and write a song that I think might be a hit. I can sort of make myself do that, and then I’ll play it to a friend, and they’ll say, ‘Oh, that’s nice.’ But when something happens to me, and I sit down and write a song to get rid of my emotions, they’ll turn around and say, ‘Wow, that’s great.’ Estelle Read Quote
I’m signed to a U.S. label, and I didn’t enjoy the 3 A.M. phone calls. I’m not a great sleeper, so I didn’t enjoy being woken up. Estelle Read Quote
I am a black British female artist, so I must be like Ms Dynamite, I must be like Shystie, I must be like Jamelia, but we’re all different. Estelle Read Quote
This fame is a juggernaut: It slaps you in the face, and you don’t know what you’re doing. You don’t know who has your back, who is your support system. Estelle Read Quote
Luke James has this mystique about him that’s not something you can explain; you can only experience it. He’s got a whole D’Angelo feel to him as well. Estelle Read Quote
Me being a black girl in London, whose mom is first-generation African and whose dad is West Indian, gives me a different view. I’m coming at soul from my own place. Estelle Read Quote
