Books Quote by Katie Melua

My father longed for a better life for us, and when I was nine he got a job as a heart surgeon in Belfast.…

— Katie Melua

The first dramatic experience I had of music was when I was five. The electricity had gone out in Georgia, and my mum played…

— Katie Melua

I don't mind doing publicity but I want to make sure it's the right type and it's about promoting my music and not me.

— Katie Melua

Maybe when you're 18, 19, 20, you could have a bit of a wobble if you're going on live TV and playing guitar. But…

— Katie Melua

Everybody in Georgia is musical, but I was slightly obsessed.

— Katie Melua

What I've picked up from working with the women in the Gori choir is that they don't have egos. All that matters is the…

— Katie Melua

Queen were the first western band I got hooked on. I got a bootleg - there was hardly any legal buying of CDs in…

— Katie Melua

I have spent a long time being asked questions in interviews, so I've experienced it on the other side but I'm really not afraid…

— Katie Melua

I'm the worst customer for a credit card company because I always pay my balance off every month.

— Katie Melua

I grew up in Georgia where my parents, little brother Zurab and I shared a flat with my paternal grandparents and two uncles in…

— Katie Melua

Granddad was deported to a Siberian prison camp at the age of 15.

— Katie Melua

The Georgians will treat you like royalty, and the odds are you'll do a lot of eating, drinking and toasting.

— Katie Melua