I think knowing where you came from and where you want to go is really important. — Mabel Forget Copy Share Image
I'm not embarrassed to say I want to be successful, but only on my terms. — Mabel Embarrassed Copy Share Image
Music became my way of processing things and a way to gain confidence. — Mabel Confidence Copy Share Image
I found being a teenager quite difficult, actually. I put a lot of pressure on myself, and now, looking back at it,… — Mabel Difficult Copy Share Image
It was such a wake-up call going to music school and being one among so many that are really good at singing. — Mabel Being Copy Share Image
I don't want to be all over the place with my style and my music, but I am experimenting. — Mabel Experimenting Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I would listen to Lauryn Hill, Destiny's Child, Justin Timberlake, Aaliyah: lots of '90s R&B. — Mabel Child Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to loads of afrobeats; my grandad's Sierra Leonean, so that was always around. My mum loves those kind… — Mabel Always Copy Share Image
I'm really good at the '90s slow jams. I've got that down. But I love to dance, so why wouldn't I make… — Mabel Dance Copy Share Image
I've been in two long-term relationships and - this sounds awful - they were really helpful for writing heartbreak. It makes good… — Mabel Good Copy Share Image
I moved from Stockholm to London, and I didn't want to work with my parents or have them help me in any… — Mabel Help Copy Share Image
I feel incredibly lucky to have grown up with creative parents and around creative people, many of whom live with anxiety. My… — Mabel Anxiety Copy Share Image
I think growing up, people want to put you in a box and label you quite often, just because it's kind of… — Mabel Easier Copy Share Image
I want to be an artist that grows slowly. If you appear overnight, there's a chance that you will also just disappear… — Mabel Art Copy Share Image
Gigs are my favourite thing - even the not so good ones, because you always learn something. — Mabel Always Copy Share Image
I know I love going to my gym - I have a whole list of things I love to do by myself… — Mabel Exercise Copy Share Image
Yes, sharing super-personal experiences is scary, but I can only get up on stage and perform it if I really connect with… — Mabel Music Copy Share Image
Relationships with cities are similar to relationships with people: being away from both can really make you appreciate what you have. — Mabel Appreciate Copy Share Image
'Finders Keepers' is guaranteed to create a vibe. If I'm having a difficult show, then I know I've got that song at… — Mabel Create Copy Share Image
I've been working a lot with this girl Kelly Kiara. She's amazing. She's going to be super important for R&B coming out… — Mabel Amazing Copy Share Image
I must have been five or six when I realised all the stuff I was writing made sense with what I was… — Mabel Five Copy Share Image
I put a song on Soundcloud, and Annie Mac made it record of the week, and a month later, I signed my… — Mabel Deal Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to be myself and encourage other young women to be themselves. — Mabel Myself Copy Share Image
I just want to make music that makes people feel good about themselves. — Mabel Feel Copy Share Image
All the buzz can be very much here today and gone tomorrow, but my focus is creating music that will last forever. — Mabel Creating music Copy Share Image
I want to make people dance, I want to make people smile, and I want my music to get played in clubs. — Mabel Dance Copy Share Image
Swedes celebrate Christmas Eve. Every Sunday leading up to Christmas, we light a candle, then make gingerbread and saffron buns. — Mabel Candle Copy Share Image
What gives you real power is when you know your power. And I feel quite powerful. — Mabel Feel Copy Share Image
Growing up, I was confused about my identity: I felt like I wasn't black enough to be black, but not white enough… — Mabel Black Copy Share Image
I think the best thing that I can do is be myself. I don't know about being a role model; I think… — Mabel Best Copy Share Image
Whenever I have a bad day, I tell everybody around me, 'Just so guys know I am having a bad day and… — Mabel Around Copy Share Image
Producing isn't my favourite bit about what I do, but the fact that I know how to do it gives me this… — Mabel About Copy Share Image
I have, like, 'Finders Keepers' fever now! Sometimes I go in the studio, and I'm like, 'That worked so well, and I… — Mabel Go Copy Share Image