A biography for Lisa Stansfieldhasn’t been written yet.
“In Europe, I do see a lot of women who were fans years ago bring their daughters and sons to shows and that's how my music gets passed down, and I love that.”
“When all my friends were into punk, I'd be singing versions of soul ballads. I thought, 'Oh my God, I don't want them to know I'm doing this.' But I really enjoyed singing those songs.”
“I'm like two different people. The way I sing comes from the music I listened to when I was younger, from black American R&B singers. My speaking voice is something else. It's what my mum and dad taught me.”
“I work out with weights, do yoga and run on the treadmill at the gym.”
“I know I idolise someone like Billie Holiday, but I don't look at her and think I have to imitate her lifestyle, to try and sing like she did.”
“To me to singing is like a freedom. It's a very therapeutic thing. It's incredible. I can just lose myself. It's sort of like meditation.”
“I did work incredibly hard but I think there's a certain element of luck.”
“If you are a soul singer, you are a soul singer. If you are a heavy metal singer, then you are a heavy metal singer. What's color got to do with it? I don't go around thinking, 'I sing soul music and I'm white.' I just sing the way I feel.”
“I didn't want to be famous, I just wanted to sing.”
“I love acting, but I've always prioritized my music.”
“My mum used to listen to Motown. Diana Ross was my first singing teacher, really. I'd just sing along all the time.”
“Probably because the first two albums were so successful, we got a little bit smug.”
“You know that something is good but you never really know how good. You always underestimate how much of an impact something is going to have.”
“Honestly, I think if you don't have happiness and you don't have love in your life you can have all the money and all the symbols in the world and it won't make any difference.”
“Well, I always leave massive gaps between albums.”
“My life isn't very racy or exciting so I make things up, tell stories. I like telling stories.”
“People get trapped sometimes and they don't feel they have a voice. And if you can in some way help someone by writing a song, it's really lovely.”
“One of the only things I've regretted was saying yes to a TV special, 'Motown Mania,' and I said I'll sing you a Diana Ross song. It was just naff.”
“People thought I disappeared, but I never went away. Music has always been a priority.”
“My bed is my weird little haven. It's like a deflated tent.”