A biography for Bree Runwayhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm just inspired by how fast-paced my life is. Being around people that I love who are cool and inspiring, that kind of feeds me, but being in lockdown and in the same four walls, you kind of have to bring yourself your own vibes.”
“You got to do the natural and God will do the super, you know, and when it comes together and it's always beautiful. You just have to have faith and back it with hard work and happen.”
“I go to Harrod's to get my makeup. I'm a few-dots-of-concealer-lip-gloss-good-to-go kind of girl.”
“I never want the girls I work with to feel like back-up. The world doesn't make us feel like stars all the time, so in my world, you're gonna look like a star and feel incredible.”
“When I'm shooting a music video, when we're midway through the day, I need everyone to be quiet while we're getting ready for the next scenes. That's really important for me to be able to keep my head in the game.”
“Certain people don't want you to see your light when you're a bit shaky in it yourself.”
“I'm from Ghana and I grew up in Hackney around a lot of aunties which exposed me to beauty and skin stuff.”
“It's natural for me to step into the studio and come out with a country, rock, or trap song. I'd feel pressured if I was focused on making songs that gave me high streams or something, but I don't think about those kinds of things.”
“I think it's so fun that my art isn't centered in one sound or rooted in one lane or whatever. It's just the Bree lane.”
“In school I was interested in music, but I never saw myself being a musician at that point. Music technology was the only subject I cared about: it taught me the basics of music production and I started making beats and freestyling with my friends.”
“I feel like what you tell yourself after the words 'I am...' is so important. I'm very careful with the words I use about myself.”
“I dream beyond my postcode.”
“I can make music out of anything. Even that phone ringing, I could sample that. I grew up listening to Missy, Britney, Kelis, Lil Kim, Grace Jones, all the eccentric, out-there women. And men like Freddie Mercury, David Bowie. Those are my peopledem.”
“I definitely want to put together an amazing debut album with some really dreamy collaborations.”
“I saw so many crazy things growing up. I've seen friends go to jail and come out, and now they're thriving. So it's made me really resilient.”
“Throughout my journey, I just want to continue to showcase the different sides of me. Everything I do is easy if I have that logic.”
“Without sounding cocky, Freddie Mercury does remind me of me.”
“My dancing is definitely influenced by African house parties that loosen me up over the years when I was eight years old. Just trying to mimic my Aunties and I kind of learned the flow from there.”
“Sometimes people are scared of standing out too much. I don't feel like that, though.”
“I just feel like you've got to leave the viewer wanting more, and that's what those kinds of videos from the early 2000s made me want.”