Law became boring, but like every job I've done, it helped prepare me for a career in music. — Estelle Copy Share Image
The Americans love me because I'm so completely unwilling to change my whole Britishness. — Estelle Copy Share Image
The Grammy snuck up on me. I was on tour. It just hit me. I skipped down the street in Vienna. I… — Estelle Copy Share Image
In order for me to write, I have to experience life. I write the songs based on real life, and I perform… — Estelle Copy Share Image
Me being a black girl in London, whose mom is first-generation African and whose dad is West Indian, gives me a different… — Estelle Copy Share Image
I just have a way about me where people know that they don't tell me what to do, they kind of just… — Estelle Copy Share Image
I have to live authentically at all times. And that's part of what makes me an artist. I'm not scared to do… — Estelle Copy Share Image
I always thought that if record companies didn't understand me, fine - I'd go and do it by myself. — Estelle Copy Share Image
I learned that working out gives me a space to get clear. It's not just about the body. It gives me space… — Estelle Copy Share Image
I'm so sick of hearing that U.K. hip hop doesn't get credit and success when I'm working to get it - for… — Estelle Copy Share Image
I can sit in my room and write a song that I think might be a hit. I can sort of make… — Estelle Copy Share Image
The people at my label are always endorsing what I say. They say, 'You see the truth, so speak it.' They believe… — Estelle Copy Share Image
I can't stand quitters. My mother is a very strong, determined woman. I was peeling onions when I was seven, but I… — Estelle Copy Share Image
I've fully embraced who I am. I stopped fighting with people and just come to realize, 'This is me. This is all… — Estelle Copy Share Image
You can't please everybody. I give up. I'm not trying to. I don't care. Leave me alone with that. — Estelle Copy Share Image
I got to the point where I was fed up with so many people telling me how and who I was supposed… — Estelle Copy Share Image
A lot of my girlfriends are always telling me they're really strong independent women, but they've got their boy on the side,… — Estelle Copy Share Image
I'm signed to a U.S. label, and I didn't enjoy the 3 A.M. phone calls. I'm not a great sleeper, so I didn't enjoy… — Estelle Copy Share Image
My favorite film involving scarves was little Edie in 'Grey Gardens.' I often wear scarves like that, under hats. — Estelle Copy Share Image
You know, sometimes you fall in love and you get treated badly, sometimes you get treated well. — Estelle Copy Share Image
The most personal track would have to be 'Love The Way We Used To.' It's one of the songs that I listen to outside… — Estelle Copy Share Image
If I don't agree with something, I let people know, and it occasionally leads to tension. But I usually iron things out. — Estelle Copy Share Image
We get older, and we forget that we have to carve a little time out to feel good in your body, in your head,… — Estelle Copy Share Image
Some days I might be wearing a little dress, and some days I might be wearing something with wings on it and be confusing. — Estelle Copy Share Image
I remember being, like, the age of 7 and just always being in control of something or someone, a baby somewhere. I had lots… — Estelle Copy Share Image
