Mabel

I was a sensitive kid.

— Mabel

I've been making music since age five.

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Being mainstream is fun.

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I definitely idolised Beyonce growing up.

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Kehlani is so refreshing in terms of R&B.

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I am very much married to the job.

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I really wanted to find my own path.

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My mum is one of my style icons!

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I have a lot of energy in general, and I am pretty crazy.

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Just enjoy every moment - don't stress. Just be yourself.

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You have to work hard as a woman for people to take you seriously.

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I like to spend time alone before I go on stage.

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I just want to make music that makes people feel good about themselves.

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I wouldn't be who I am if my parents hadn't been musicians.

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I went to Glastonbury when I was 14, and that was really fun.

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All my songs are things that have happened to me.

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Whenever I have a bad day, I tell everybody around me, 'Just so guys know I am having a bad day and…

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It was such a wake-up call going to music school and being one among so many that are really good at singing.

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I want to make people dance, I want to make people smile, and I want my music to get played in clubs.

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Producing isn't my favourite bit about what I do, but the fact that I know how to do it gives me this…

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I'm the biggest Drake fan - my favorite is 'Tuscan Leather' because it's like three songs in one, and for somebody that's…

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I found being a teenager quite difficult, actually. I put a lot of pressure on myself, and now, looking back at it,…

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I remember trying so hard to get into Bon Iver. I'd lie in bed listening with my eyes screwed up, like, 'This…

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All the buzz can be very much here today and gone tomorrow, but my focus is creating music that will last forever.

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I lived wherever my parents felt like making music, which had its ups and downs - I've had to move schools, but…

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I feel so blessed that I grew up in the age of the independent woman, the survivor. I had Destiny's Child telling…

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I think the best thing that I can do is be myself. I don't know about being a role model; I think…

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I've always been sure of my vision, but I've been in meetings where men have been talking about me like I'm not…

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I think there is a misconception that being open and honest and saying what it is you want is something we should…

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I feel incredibly lucky to have grown up with creative parents and around creative people, many of whom live with anxiety. My…

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In the bathroom, having taken my make-up off and opened my eyes, I always think there's a ghost behind me. It feels…

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Young women look at me and think, 'She's really confident. She has always had it figured out,' but actually, I really, really…

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I'm pretty much writing all the time.

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I'm independent; I live by myself.

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It sounds really cheesy, but as a woman, I feel like I sort of found myself.

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I'm not going to lie: I'd love to win a Grammy.

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My first-ever radio interview was with Annie Mac on Radio 1!

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I want people to really care when I release an album.

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I'm just trying to be myself and encourage other young women to be themselves.

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Youssou N'Dour was really important to me growing up.

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