I love fruit. One of my earliest memories is climbing trees for figs, and I once got stuck in one when I was six. I could see the biggest, juiciest fig and I climbed up and got it and ate it right there, sitting on a branch. Then I realised I couldn’t get down. Katie Melua Read Quote
I’d also like to explore more of Georgia, my home country, because one day I really want to make an album that is written in the Georgian language. Katie Melua Read Quote
To have been able to buy my parents a house in London is something no one can imagine. Katie Melua Read Quote
I’ll go through the budgets for tours and recordings, royalty statements… You have to wise up about it a bit more. Katie Melua Read Quote
Maybe when you’re 18, 19, 20, you could have a bit of a wobble if you’re going on live TV and playing guitar. But in your thirties you’ve got to just grow up about it. Katie Melua Read Quote
It started in Georgia. Everyone sings there. I mean, it’s all they do. So at eight, I heard a lot of Georgian singing, which is often really complicated, with seven- or eight-part harmonies. Katie Melua Read Quote
Queen were the first western band I got hooked on. I got a bootleg – there was hardly any legal buying of CDs in Georgia. Katie Melua Read Quote
I became this dorky 15-year-old, in my bedroom all the time with crossed eyes, staring at my computer. It was all drum loops, R&B and pop – silly songs that I hope to God no one ever hears. But that’s what got me in to music. Katie Melua Read Quote
I have spent a long time being asked questions in interviews, so I’ve experienced it on the other side but I’m really not afraid to ask any question myself. Katie Melua Read Quote
At 19 I was lucky enough to start making money from my music career, and when I was in my early twenties I trusted financial experts and advisers to guide me with how I invested money. Katie Melua Read Quote
