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title: "3 Belfast Quotes By Katie Melua"
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> [I used to think being in the West would be incredible and then when I was nine my parents moved us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/i-used-to-think-being-in-the-west-would-be-incredible-and-then-when-i/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e2/katie-melua-7464_belfast_i-used-to-think-being-in-the-west-would_1139173.png)

> [I mean Georgia, and also Belfast, aren't the most stable places, politically, in the world. But the thing is, in both places,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/i-mean-georgia-and-also-belfast-aren-t-the-most-stable-places/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/katie-melua-7464_belfast_i-mean-georgia-and-also-belfast-aren-t-t_2197445.png)

> [Well, I couldn't speak English before I went to Belfast. So I learned English with a Northern Irish accent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/well-i-couldn-t-speak-english-before-i-went-to-belfast-so-i-learned/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb8/katie-melua-7464_accent_well-i-couldn-t-speak-english-before-i-w_2585928.png)

## More by Katie Melua

> [My father longed for a better life for us, and when I was nine he got a job as a heart surgeon in Belfast.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/my-father-longed-for-a-better-life-for-us-and-when-i-was-nine-he-got/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [The first dramatic experience I had of music was when I was five. The electricity had gone out in Georgia, and my mum played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/the-first-dramatic-experience-i-had-of-music-was-when-i-was-five-the/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [I don't mind doing publicity but I want to make sure it's the right type and it's about promoting my music and not me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/i-don-t-mind-doing-publicity-but-i-want-to-make-sure-it-s-the-right/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [Maybe when you're 18, 19, 20, you could have a bit of a wobble if you're going on live TV and playing guitar. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/maybe-when-you-re-18-19-20-you-could-have-a-bit-of-a-wobble-if-you-re/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [Everybody in Georgia is musical, but I was slightly obsessed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/everybody-in-georgia-is-musical-but-i-was-slightly-obsessed/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [What I've picked up from working with the women in the Gori choir is that they don't have egos. All that matters is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/what-i-ve-picked-up-from-working-with-the-women-in-the-gori-choir-is/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [Queen were the first western band I got hooked on. I got a bootleg - there was hardly any legal buying of CDs in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/queen-were-the-first-western-band-i-got-hooked-on-i-got-a-bootleg/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [I have spent a long time being asked questions in interviews, so I've experienced it on the other side but I'm really not afraid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/i-have-spent-a-long-time-being-asked-questions-in-interviews-so-i-ve/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [I'm the worst customer for a credit card company because I always pay my balance off every month.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/i-m-the-worst-customer-for-a-credit-card-company-because-i-always-pay/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [I grew up in Georgia where my parents, little brother Zurab and I shared a flat with my paternal grandparents and two uncles in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/i-grew-up-in-georgia-where-my-parents-little-brother-zurab-and-i/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [Granddad was deported to a Siberian prison camp at the age of 15.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/granddad-was-deported-to-a-siberian-prison-camp-at-the-age-of-15/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [The Georgians will treat you like royalty, and the odds are you'll do a lot of eating, drinking and toasting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/the-georgians-will-treat-you-like-royalty-and-the-odds-are-you-ll-do/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [I love being out in nature. That is really important. It's everything actually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/i-love-being-out-in-nature-that-is-really-important-it-s-everything/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [Children are resilient - they can always find a way to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/children-are-resilient-they-can-always-find-a-way-to-play/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

> [Dancing is an important function of music, but so is crying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-melua/dancing-is-an-important-function-of-music-but-so-is-crying/)

[Katie Melua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-melua/)

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