Estelle

“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.”

“I have to live authentically at all times. And that's part of what makes me an artist. I'm not scared to do that.”

“I never feel that far away from the tabloids.”

“I've fully embraced who I am. I stopped fighting with people and just come to realize, 'This is me. This is all of me.'”

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

“People have created feuds between me and other artists.”

“Lesson one, introduce yourself to everyone when you walk into a room. Don't act like you're too bougie to say, 'Hello.'”

“I can get a call at 2 A.M., and the person on the other end is like: 'Sorry, did I wake you?' and I'm like: 'No, I'm wide awake.'”

“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.”

“Adele ain't soul.”

“I have my family; I'm never alone.”

“Kanye West is my older brother, an inspiring guy and someone who keeps pushing my level up further and further.”

“I feel like it's not a bad average for every album I've got in the United States to be nominated for something off the album.”

“I got to the point where I was fed up with so many people telling me how and who I was supposed to be.”

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

“My favorite film involving scarves was little Edie in 'Grey Gardens.' I often wear scarves like that, under hats.”

“The reality show 'America's Next Top Model' is my girlie pleasure.”

“Labrinth is a super talented singer, producer, songwriter from London.”

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