Estelle

This fame is a juggernaut: It slaps you in the face, and you don't know what you're doing. You don't know who has your back, who is your support system. ”

Basically, if you go looking for trouble, it'll come find you. ”

I think every artist strives for a record that crosses all energy, lines, boundaries or languages or barriers. ”

Parents, raise your kids. Young men and women, raise your kids. ”

With the first album, I wanted to do so many different things, and I was fighting with myself to try and see if I was worthy enough to do it. ”

I'm used to traveling. I'm used to being in different areas of the world. Home is where my suitcase lands. ”

I remember being, like, the age of 7 and just always being in control of something or someone, a baby somewhere. I had lots of cousins and brothers, and we were all taught that's how you are, you know. Things don't just run themselves; you have to make them run. ”

I will never say I am committed to somebody unless I'm serious about that person. ”

I can get a call at 2 A.M., and the person on the other end is like: 'Sorry, did I wake you?' and I'm like: 'No, I'm wide awake.' ”

People have created feuds between me and other artists. ”