Raye

There's an awful pressure on signed artists to make a hit song. But I never wanted to be an artist who created…

— Raye

Every single song that's released in the world, there are 100 royalty points. The label will take, say, 80 points. The artist,…

— Raye

I believe in myself.

— Raye

I never necessarily wanted to be someone who did huge, huge hits, but without depth and substance or discussing things I'm passionate…

— Raye

As a singer, it's a joy to turn your talent towards a cause that's vitally important and close to your heart.

— Raye

When you think, 'I want to be an artist,' there are a few things you think of, the first thing being: album.

— Raye

I am just beside myself about how the beautiful songwriters that I know, a lot of whom are women, and a lot…

— Raye

Donald Trump is just absolutely atrocious.

— Raye

Because I grew up singing in church, I got used to performing in front of people from a really young age.

— Raye

Anywhere I could sing or play - I learned to play piano early on - I would, so charity gigs, church, the…

— Raye

I love songs that don't do what you expect them to.

— Raye

Being real and transparent is really important to me, to skip out metaphors and similes and cut straight to the point of…

— Raye

I genuinely think in the future there'll be so many AIs and stuff that they'll start to become like real people. Machines…

— Raye

I'm in love with music.

— Raye

What actually should matter is having artists who build fanbases and sell out shows and stream music, regardless of what genre it…

— Raye

Growing up, my grandma was at home with us and there was a strong Afrobeat culture, she'd play all the riddims, and…

— Raye

My dad would go into companies, learn about them and set them goals.

— Raye

My mum works in the NHS. I know they get paid terribly.

— Raye

It's just brilliant when you get to prove people wrong.

— Raye

As a musician, I feel quite powerless when it comes to anything to do with climate change, politics, and world issues. When…

— Raye

The studio is such a vulnerable space.

— Raye

Even though the people decide very much what's consumed on the outside, inside, the music industry is still very much a gatekept…

— Raye

Being an artist means being unapologetically yourself, and I get to be that now.

— Raye

I lived in Pollards Hill in a council estate with my parents until I was about seven and then they wanted to…

— Raye

I mean, dance music is a simple chord structure, a hook, and then you put drums on it and some synths. It's…

— Raye