A biography for Mabelhasn’t been written yet.
“I must have been five or six when I realised all the stuff I was writing made sense with what I was playing on the piano.”
“All the buzz can be very much here today and gone tomorrow, but my focus is creating music that will last forever.”
“I moved from Stockholm to London, and I didn't want to work with my parents or have them help me in any way, I think just to prove to myself that I have my own talent.”
“I'm just trying to be myself and encourage other young women to be themselves.”
“I've been in two long-term relationships and - this sounds awful - they were really helpful for writing heartbreak. It makes good songs.”
“Growing up, I was confused about my identity: I felt like I wasn't black enough to be black, but not white enough to be white.”
“I really wanted to find my own path.”
“It was such a wake-up call going to music school and being one among so many that are really good at singing.”
“I like to spend time alone before I go on stage.”
“It sounds really cheesy, but as a woman, I feel like I sort of found myself.”
“I have, like, 'Finders Keepers' fever now! Sometimes I go in the studio, and I'm like, 'That worked so well, and I wrote it in 45 minutes, so if I try wearing the same outfit and playing on the same piano, it'll happen again.'”
“I don't want to be all over the place with my style and my music, but I am experimenting.”
“I'm really good at the '90s slow jams. I've got that down. But I love to dance, so why wouldn't I make something I could dance to?”
“I work hard, and I'm very separate from what my parents do.”
“I think there's something amazing about British soul.”
“I found being a teenager quite difficult, actually. I put a lot of pressure on myself, and now, looking back at it, I really wish that I had relaxed and just enjoyed it more.”
“Destiny's Child's harmonies remind me of Earth, Wind & Fire.”
“My first-ever radio interview was with Annie Mac on Radio 1!”
“Whenever I have a bad day, I tell everybody around me, 'Just so guys know I am having a bad day and I am nervous about these things,' and that makes all the difference.”
“I remember trying so hard to get into Bon Iver. I'd lie in bed listening with my eyes screwed up, like, 'This is just depressing me.'”