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> [I first played the Royal Albert Hall when I was 14. I was a violinist with the Birmingham Schools Concert Orchestra, and we travelled down from the Midlands for the last night of the School Proms. We played some pieces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/i-first-played-the-royal-albert-hall-when-i-was-14-i-was-a-violinist/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

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## More by Laura Mvula

> [I write songs from the heart, and I don't hold back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/i-write-songs-from-the-heart-and-i-don-t-hold-back/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/i-don-t-talk-about-amy-winehouse-as-a-singer-she-s-a-pioneer-i/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [What I wear is everything - from how I carry my hair to what I'm wearing on my feet. I have to feel comfortable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/what-i-wear-is-everything-from-how-i-carry-my-hair-to-what-i-m/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [I don't think I've ever been chatted up, and I don't think I've ever chatted anyone up. The Fresh Prince has the best chat-up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-been-chatted-up-and-i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [I had a very thorough grounding in music; I'd grown up around songs. My parents listened to a lot of music. My dad was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/i-had-a-very-thorough-grounding-in-music-i-d-grown-up-around-songs-my/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [I got into the habit of filtering out all the good in my life, focusing on only the negative. I'm not sure why I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/i-got-into-the-habit-of-filtering-out-all-the-good-in-my-life/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [I have a younger brother and sister who actually play in my band, and we were always into Disney music, big time. The first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/i-have-a-younger-brother-and-sister-who-actually-play-in-my-band-and/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [There's nothing I love more in the world than layering voices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/there-s-nothing-i-love-more-in-the-world-than-layering-voices/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [Fame hasn't really affected me. I have a really close knit group around me, and my sister is always with me, so it's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/fame-hasn-t-really-affected-me-i-have-a-really-close-knit-group/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [One of the things I haven't been ready for is how male-dominated the music industry is. I just didn't have a clue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/one-of-the-things-i-haven-t-been-ready-for-is-how-male-dominated-the/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [Topshop is one of my favourite shops, and I love shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti. There's a graduate fashion designer called Kate Falcus who makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/topshop-is-one-of-my-favourite-shops-and-i-love-shoes-by-giuseppe/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [I remember listening to Miles Davis in the car with my dad. I had just done my Grade 5 piano exam, and I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/i-remember-listening-to-miles-davis-in-the-car-with-my-dad-i-had-just/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/taxi-drivers-used-to-ask-me-what-kind-of-music-i-did-and-i-d-say-well/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [The first time I sang in church, when I was ten, the applause was so overwhelming that I started to weep. My mum had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/the-first-time-i-sang-in-church-when-i-was-ten-the-applause-was-so/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

> [I think, when I started writing songs, my voice just became another tool. It wasn't something that I was going to try desperately to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/i-think-when-i-started-writing-songs-my-voice-just-became-another/)

[Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/)

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