A biography for Lisa Stansfieldhasn’t been written yet.
“We were working class, but my mother stopped working at the mill when she married my father and he went on to become an electrical engineer and later a draughtsman. So although we were never rich he was bringing in enough money to be able to splash out occasionally.”
“I knew I'd made it when I was sitting on the bus into Rochdale and there was an old man listening to one of my songs. It was fantastic.”
“I'm a bit of a loose cannon, but it keeps everyone on their toes!”
“People compliment me and if I ignore them, it doesn't mean I'm rude. It just means I'm embarrassed.”
“There was a period in music that didn't suit what I did. I didn't fit in.”
“I've never been a twerking kind of girl. I've always relied on my talent.”
“I don't watch 'The X Factor,' I don't watch 'The Voice,' so I wouldn't want to do them.”
“I'm not the sort of person who if everyone thinks you're fabulous you thrive on it.”
“I like to keep everyone happy. I feel like it's my responsibility to do that.”
“I feel so comfortable and at home in the studio.”
“The fame thing made me run - it got out of hand and I needed to go away.”
“I'm a singer. I'm a musician. I'm a writer. Maybe - I don't know - I couldn't give a child what it needed.”
“You want what you write to be essential.”
“That's a part of human nature that men and women, women and women, whatever your sexuality, you flirt with each other and it's completely harmless and it doesn't really mean it crosses a line... You can tell where it is.”
“I think I popped out of the womb singing Diana Ross.”
“I was probably about four when I really wanted to start singing.”
“Singers like Gladys Knight are mostly responsible for how I learned to sing.”
“Whenever I've collaborated with anyone in the past it's just happened really, I've never actively sought it out.”
“Fame made me insecure and insular. I wanted to run away from being me.”
“You can make a whole album on your telephone, you can make an amazing video too!”