Estelle

Sometimes I wake up in the morning and feel like going straight back to bed. But I still have to get up and work, and I still have to take advantage of the chances I've been given in life. ”

Americans have their issues with skin colour, even within the black community, with light and dark skin; it's crazy - but no one's oblivious to it. ”

I grew up in a family of nine kids. ”

I come from a family of well-endowed booty women. ”

I have my family; I'm never alone. ”

There is not enough faith in black music at a high level. ”

I've always dug Audrey Hepburn. I think she's one of the classic beauties. ”

I always say, 'There's a difference between cooked food and McDonald's.' Your mom's homemade dinner - you enjoy this more than you enjoy the fast food that comes along and goes, and I strive to make homemade dinner every time I put out an album. ”

I have to live authentically at all times. And that's part of what makes me an artist. I'm not scared to do that. ”

We get older, and we forget that we have to carve a little time out to feel good in your body, in your head, and in your spirit. ”