Shura

I couldn't be a Taylor Swift. I would really suck at being Taylor Swift.

I made the decision that I could either go outside in the freezing cold in the wind and rain and get muddy or just stay inside and be a rock star.

There's a part of me that's ambitious.

I know I don't suck at being me. I'm really good at being me.

Being part of a crowd and not standing out is way more frightening than being the person that stands out.

It was never like I had to go, 'I am gay.' Slowly, almost by osmosis, by the way I was behaving, it became obvious and accepted.

I don't hate my voice. I'm just not an Adele.

It's really weird when you realize the people you look up to - who have influenced or inspired you - start to realize what you do.

The best thing you can do is having to say no to putting out something that's good, because everything else is better.

Someone will say, 'Shura's album is about being a gay woman in London.' Umm, I feel like my album's just about me. I am a gay woman, and I live in London... It's not about being a gay woman in London.

Is the mainstream becoming more queer? Or is it the opposite? That artists like me are mainstreaming queer music?

Producing albums is 100 per cent where I would love to be, later in my career.