Raye

“I understand that a corporation needs to make money, but this was never business to me. My music was always so heartfelt and deeply personal.”

“What 'Escapism' did, of course I'm over the moon about that - but if that's the biggest moment that I ever get then so be it but I'm never going to stop doing what I love.”

“I want to create stuff that will make me feel better.”

“I'm very opinionated and I really believed in a lot of things.”

“As a singer, it's a joy to turn your talent towards a cause that's vitally important and close to your heart.”

“I think for me, I've battled with a lot of things in my life and there's no rule book on how to process stuff.”

“I've taken control on a very personal level to reach out to a lot of the people who have hurt me or crossed a line - I've confronted it head on.”

“I was being asked to write with some of the most incredible artists in the world. Meanwhile, I'm not taken seriously enough to govern and navigate my own success. What more did I have to do to prove myself? I did everything I could, and I still wasn't enough.”

“It just shows that you should back yourself, no matter what people tell you.”

“I'm not interested in being a 'singles' girl, it's the last thing I ever wanted to be.”

“Don't put yourself in positions of vulnerability unnecessarily.”

“There's a world in which if I didn't find faith again, I might not even be here. There's a lot of demons trying to claw at you and drag you to somewhere you don't belong, so I'm really grateful I have this faith. It's honestly pulled me out of a really dark place.”

“In my 'Love Me Again' video I am crying my eyes out and people are like, 'There could be potential for acting.' I'm like, 'Get me into class!'”

“When I'm in the shower I'll sit down on the floor, and I'm like: No one chat to me. In my little dome.”

“I love working on my own. I love working with other writers. I love working with other artists. I just think it's healthy to switch it up and I also think there's something amazing about knocking heads with someone that you're inspired by, and seeing what you can create together.”

“I learned how to work with other people really well. We would get put into groups and would have to work out what people's strengths are, when it would be time for me to suggest an idea or simply just go off and learn my part really well.”

“I had been writing songs from the age of 7 or 8 years old, and they were so bad. But it was always in me and my dad was a massive part of that.”

“I would do songwriting sessions from the age of 14, and label heads flattered me over fancy dinners. 'We'll put you in a room with this big star,' they'd say. 'This one loves your music.' 'Your life will change forever.'”