Snoh Aalegra

“I feel like nowadays it's almost become a corny thing to say that you want to be a role model or do something good for the world, but the artists I've looked up to - like Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Prince - were about something.”

“It's been so inspiring to have complete creative control and to just have fun creating and collaborating with people I admire greatly.”

“This fragrance 'Parisienne' by YSL was my fave back when I lived in London.”

“I've learned to really listen to your family and friends. Because they want the best for you. Even if it's not what you want to hear, they're gonna tell you the truth.”

“One book that I just think is absolutely beautiful is 'The Kite Runner.' I'd recommend that one to any and everyone.”

“With 'Feels,' I was in a really long relationship with somebody, so the songs were about that.”

“I've been in situations, when I was younger, when I had people forcing me doing stuff that they don't want to do.”

“I wrote my first song at the age of 9 and of course it didn't make any sense.”

“Emotionally, I've always worn my heart on my sleeve.”

“I've been obsessed with music since I was a little girl. I knew I wanted to be a singer when I was 9 years old.”

“It's not very easy to impress No I.D., you really have to work hard.”

“If my music can be part of the soundtrack to your day, that's such an honour.”

“In my music, I bare it all; it's really naked.”

“I'm from Sweden, where it's winter, like, half the year. And it's dark - we barely have any daylight.”

“I've always been in my own world, even as a young girl. But I fell in love with music because it made me feel something that I can't explain.”

“I actually got signed when I was 14 with Sony Sweden. Things didn't really work out with that, but I'm glad I had the opportunity to be exposed to the industry at a young age.”

“We have a lot of indie artists coming from Sweden, not so much soul. The closest thing we had was Robyn when she came out, but it's a different kind of R&B.”

“No I.D. is actually married to my cousin, and my cousin is my manager. So I met him when she met him many years ago. I was in the studio and he hooked me up with a bunch of producers that he knew.”

“We have a huge immigration population in Sweden, but when I was younger, I grew up in a small town and, at one point, I was the only foreigner in my class. I really felt different, and I thought I looked different. Sometimes it was a good thing, sometimes I felt insecure.”

“Drake is super versatile. He always has a lot of emotional moments on his albums.”