Estelle quotes

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

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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No one goes straight to happiness after a breakup.

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I come from a family of well-endowed booty women.

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I can't stand quitters. My mother is a very strong, determined woman. I was peeling onions when I was seven, but I walked off when my eyes began to sting. She said to me, 'You start something and you finish it', and that stuck with me. I'm persistent.

Estelle

John Legend is a cool guy. He likes to chill, is easy to talk to and hang out with. He's also inspiring on a musical level.

Estelle

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

Estelle

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 started writing an album on flights to Africa and Brazil, but it was crazy because I left the notebook on the plane. It had seven or eight songs in it. After that, I'm not writing any more songs on notebooks - and I keep my Blackberry close!

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With my music, I don't have to stay in one lane. One day I'm in Motown, and the next day I'm in reggae.

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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. (Estelle)

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.

Estelle