Estelle

Nobody's going to tell me to rap in an American accent.

— Estelle

I come from a family of well-endowed booty women.

— Estelle

I grew up in a family of nine kids.

— Estelle

Reality really isn't as dull as it's cracked up to be.

— Estelle

When there is hope, there is life.

— Estelle

The reality show 'America's Next Top Model' is my girlie pleasure.

— Estelle

Garage music came up when people weren't paying attention.

— Estelle

Most of my thinking is done at night.

— Estelle

If you think about where I'm from, I'm not supposed to be singing in the first place. I'm not supposed to be…

— Estelle

My style is Edie Sedgwick meets Grace Jones, or Audrey Hepburn meets Salt 'n' Pepa. Strong and feisty but still classic.

— Estelle

If you cannot smile when you listen to music, then do not listen to it!

— Estelle

Some days I might be wearing a little dress, and some days I might be wearing something with wings on it and…

— Estelle

I couldn't just hand in any old rubbish - I can't go on tour and sing something for three years if I…

— Estelle

I've always been a fan of Nigerian artist D'banj. He's now signed to Kanye West's Good Music label.

— Estelle

I'm just excited that I get to put out the music I love versus music just for the sake of it.

— Estelle

People want to say something negative before they say something good.

— Estelle

The most personal track would have to be 'Love The Way We Used To.' It's one of the songs that I listen…

— Estelle

I remember being, like, the age of 7 and just always being in control of something or someone, a baby somewhere. I…

— Estelle

I'd really started hating music. I'd started hating all the songs, hating being in the industry, hating doing the shows. So I…

— Estelle

I got into hip hop from my uncle; he was always playing us Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane. He was…

— Estelle

If there is enough space on radio for Busted and McFly, who are basically the same band, or for 50,000 versions of…

— Estelle

My songs are always about overcoming things, whether it's breaking up with a guy or just trying to be happy. They're always…

— Estelle

Luke James has this mystique about him that's not something you can explain; you can only experience it. He's got a whole…

— Estelle

I hate that if you do one style of music or become really well known for that one song, that everything that…

— Estelle

Parents, raise your kids. Young men and women, raise your kids.

— Estelle

You have to have courage to look back and be honest about your own drama.

— Estelle

I think the one group I am trying to appeal to is the world. That would be big enough.

— Estelle

I got to the point where I was fed up with so many people telling me how and who I was supposed…

— Estelle

I will never say I am committed to somebody unless I'm serious about that person.

— Estelle

I've fully embraced who I am. I stopped fighting with people and just come to realize, 'This is me. This is all…

— Estelle

You can't please everybody. I give up. I'm not trying to. I don't care. Leave me alone with that.

— Estelle

You know, sometimes you fall in love and you get treated badly, sometimes you get treated well.

— Estelle

I try not to judge because I've been judged a heck of a lot, and it don't feel nice.

— Estelle

Lesson one, introduce yourself to everyone when you walk into a room. Don't act like you're too bougie to say, 'Hello.'

— Estelle

A lot of big whoever producers, they come with a song and they say, 'Sing this,' and I'm not that girl.

— Estelle

I've always dug Audrey Hepburn. I think she's one of the classic beauties.

— Estelle

When I was growing up, hip-hop was still a pretty specialised thing.

— Estelle

I will test a guy to within an inch of his sanity because I've been through too much drama. He has to…

— Estelle

I can get a call at 2 A.M., and the person on the other end is like: 'Sorry, did I wake you?'…

— Estelle

Why should you stay in one place and one country if they're not offering you a job? It doesn't make sense!

— Estelle