Estelle

Luke James has this mystique about him that's not something you can explain; you can only experience it. He's got a whole D'Angelo feel to him as well. ”

In order for me to write, I have to experience life. I write the songs based on real life, and I perform them from a very real place. ”

The man for me has to have his own life or be as busy as me. ”

Something Good' is a feel-good song. A reminder that you're dope and have something wonderful to offer life and yourself and the world. ”

I wear and have worn scarves my entire life while traveling, working out, and now sometimes while performing, and not just on my head - I wear them around my neck and on my bag. ”

Lesson one, introduce yourself to everyone when you walk into a room. Don't act like you're too bougie to say, 'Hello.' ”

My mom, for all intents and purposes, was a single parent. ”

I've fully embraced who I am. I stopped fighting with people and just come to realize, 'This is me. This is all of me.' ”

I would say my greatest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald and Mary J. Blige. ”

You have to have courage to look back and be honest about your own drama. ”