My parents were quite strict; we couldn't just listen to whatever music we wanted. It was very much like they monitored what… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
What I wear is everything - from how I carry my hair to what I'm wearing on my feet. I have to… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
Fame hasn't really affected me. I have a really close knit group around me, and my sister is always with me, so… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
I think, when I started writing songs, my voice just became another tool. It wasn't something that I was going to try… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
Lots of people think I'm telling porky pies when I say how nervous I get about singing. I was good at working… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
If I'm playing a gig in London, it feels so important. The adrenaline rush here is bigger than anywhere else. I kind… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
I thought I had to help people get me, but I don't think they need to be spoon-fed. If you connect with… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
I don't think I always look in people's faces, like, as - I think especially when I'm doing my more intimate songs… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
If I'm uncomfortable on stage, everybody can see it. I'm not very good at hiding it. I like long, loose jacket dresses… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
I love my complexion, but like so many of us, in the early years at primary school, I grew up thinking that… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
I bumped into my cousin after she'd shaved her hair very short, and she looked incredible. She seemed so effortless and cool,… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
I'm not like my siblings, who are musical but can turn their hands to other professions! I'd always wanted to be involved… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing. — Laura Mvula Copy Share
What I wear is everything - from how I carry my hair to what I'm wearing on my feet. I have to feel comfortable… — Laura Mvula Copy Share
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… — Laura Mvula Copy Share
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… — Laura Mvula Copy Share
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… — Laura Mvula Copy Share
I have a younger brother and sister who actually play in my band, and we were always into Disney music, big time. The first… — Laura Mvula Copy Share
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… — Laura Mvula Copy Share
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. — Laura Mvula Copy Share
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… — Laura Mvula Copy Share
I remember listening to Miles Davis in the car with my dad. I had just done my Grade 5 piano exam, and I was… — Laura Mvula Copy Share
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… — Laura Mvula Copy Share
The first time I sang in church, when I was ten, the applause was so overwhelming that I started to weep. My mum had… — Laura Mvula Copy Share
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… — Laura Mvula Copy Share
