Joan Armatrading

I've written what and when I want to. It's been about expressing myself. But with the degree, I had to learn to…

— Joan Armatrading

I love to go on tour and perform. I love all the parts of the process.

— Joan Armatrading

This band - because this is myself on electric and acoustic guitars - we've done three tours together now and I really,…

— Joan Armatrading

So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours.

— Joan Armatrading

Yesterday I was playing Beethovens fifth, because I love that.

— Joan Armatrading

Writing is all about self-editing; it's all about being present being aware of what's happening

— Joan Armatrading

You don't have to be rich and famous. You just have to be an ordinary person, doing extraordinary things. I'd like more…

— Joan Armatrading

All your travelling is together, you eat together, you're on stage as a band together, when you get to the sound-check the…

— Joan Armatrading

Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like.

— Joan Armatrading

Yes, but the great thing about all the people - and I don't think there is any exception - who I've worked…

— Joan Armatrading

Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.

— Joan Armatrading

Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song.

— Joan Armatrading

Yesterday I was playing Beethoven's fifth, because I love that.

— Joan Armatrading

In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and it's just the same.

— Joan Armatrading

My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started writing my songs.

— Joan Armatrading

So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to each other and how they relate to…

— Joan Armatrading

I've always written in a free, unencumbered way.

— Joan Armatrading

Whichever age you are, that's the best age. I'm a very "now" person.

— Joan Armatrading

I found my sound early on. Look at U2: they haven't changed their music for 20 years. Anyway, many people come unstuck…

— Joan Armatrading

“Many lovers have come and gone Some I miss and some I don't. Some were handsome, none were plain; My good fortune,…

— Joan Armatrading

One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and…

— Joan Armatrading

That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it…

— Joan Armatrading

When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didnt have time.

— Joan Armatrading

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.

— Joan Armatrading

It's a very organic process, and it has a specific order to it. I love to write, and once you've written, then…

— Joan Armatrading