Jessie J Quotes

The journey is more important than where you end up.

And that's the kind of thing people think, you know, that if you sign up to be a singer-songwriter you know how to deal with people setting up hate websites, or people being obsessed with you and crying when you touch them, but you don't, and you just have to deal with.

I'm not a model, I'm an artist. In one of my videos, I'm doing this shot of me with no make-up on where I've just woken up, and I don't think a lot of people would be comfortable enough to do that. But that's the way I look. This is who I am. Let's enjoy it. Let's just live life to the full while we're all here.

However old you are, however much you love life, however happy you are, how healthy you are, it doesn’t matter. Nothing’s guaranteed. And I think it made me want to take that risk to expose myself as me and not as a version of myself. I don’t become Jessie J. I might put a nicer pair of heels on and a cooler outfit, but I’m still that naughty girl who likes a slice of cheesecake on my day off.

Being bullied means you’re special and that’s what I want all kids to know.

It's really important to me that my niece and nephews can come and see my show, as can my grandad and nan. I love spending time with my family, and music has always bonded us.

I'm someone who'd never base how happy I am on how much money I have, or how good a restaurant is because of how posh it is.

I think confidence is the sexiest thing to have.

I'm not afraid to have no make-up on and no hair. I just want to be stripped back.

My attitude goes back to my childhood. I used to audition for theatrical roles, and you can't stand out in a room full of ambitious eight-year-old girls by acting the wallflower. I realised then that I couldn't do things half-heartedly.

The people who really love and care about you will always surface in time and stay in your life. Always

I want it to be less about sexuality and more about being comfortable in who you fall in love with. If I meet someone and I like them, I don’t care if they’re a boy or a girl. You should never, ever apologize for anything that makes you happy.

I see my music as Emotional Therapeutic Pop music that bleeds into loads of different genres.

The rollercoaster has its ups and downs, loops and twists but enjoy the ride. We are all on it together.

It's okay not to be okay... Sometimes it's hard, to follow your heart but tears don't mean you're losing, everybody's bruising, there's nothing wrong with who you are.

I never stop working when I'm on stage, and that's my fitness.

When I was 10 or 11 people started saying there was something special about my voice. But when I was 15 or 16 is when I really thought my hobby could become my career.

I am a dork in disguise; I love doing stupid stuff.

My style is constantly evolving. Style has been something that I think has been the hardest thing for me to come to terms with.

We all make mistakes. It's human. Just learn from them. Repeating them and being aware of it is the dangerous bit.

Never expect, never presume, always work hard and always be true to who you are.

Trust Me. Life is not worth living feeling sad and down and lonely. Always be true to who you are.

A hairdresser who did my hair said, "You, my darling, have something that we call successful' hair," which is basically battered hair that's split and falling out in the back because you've had to blow-dry it every day. I don't want my hair falling out, so I wear wigs!

I guess karma comes back around 'cause now I'm the one that's hurting

I just wanna make the world dance, forget about the price tags.

Sexuality shouldn't define anyone. It doesn't define me. Love should be at the core of what you do.

Do what makes you feel good. Remind yourself of what you're good at and make sure you do that.

I love cleaning, weird but true. It really relaxes me.

I had knockback after knockback before I got anywhere. After I got my first record deal I thought that was it, then Gut Records went into liquidation. I was 20. I had no idea what that meant. I had a few days to get myself out of that contract or my work would be owned by someone else.

My style is ghetto chic. I love tacky jewelry, mega heels, high-waisted shorts, catsuits.

Being perfect is boring. It's the imperfections that make us perfect.

They're not bullying you because of you,they're bullying you because of how they are

I like stripper shoes. I like being tall because I'm claustrophobic.

Sometimes you have to be a diva. All the artists I admire from Madonna to Whitney to Mariah have all been called divas. If you are strong, if you have vision, if you are an artist, you have to do what you believe in. And if you get called a diva for it, then so what.

I love getting dressed up, but I want to be remembered for my singing.

The way I look at it, a footballer wouldn't play in flip-flops or dip their feet in acid and then expect to get to David Beckham's level. My voice is my living, so I'll be looking after it.

I used to live in a gap jumper, tracksuit bottoms and a fake flower in my hair. Shocking.

I know how hard it is to live your life with your wounds exposed to heal other people

'Just Do It' is exactly what you need to hear when you're in a moment of doubt. When you're struggling, especially with sport... just do it. Stop talking about it, stop complaining about the cellulite, or that you're not able to run fast enough for the bus... just do it.

Don't lose who you are in the blur of the stars Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing

I might put a nicer pair of heels on and a cooler outfit, but I'm still that naughty girl who likes a slice of cheesecake on my day off.

I think the best way to have confidence is not to allow everyone else's insecurities to be your own.

I was obsessed with the Spice Girls! I always wanted to be Sporty. Or Posh, but I wasn't pretty enough.

I think everybody has a moment in their career where you have to test whether it was right or wrong. We've all been there. I've looked back at performances of my own, where only you know if it is something you want to repeat. As long as you know when it's not right that you don't repeat it all the time.

I do my own make-up a lot of the time, and I'm very involved in what I wear.

I love looking completely different and that my fans won't always know what I'm going to do.

Do good. Inspire. Set an example to yourself and others. Have faith. Make your actions loud. Have fun. Be nice. Love strong.

Some of the stage outfits I've got are ridiculous. I'll lay out clothes to pack, and it'll look like Polly Pocket clothing - because it's all stretchy, it's tiny. I don't need a case when I tour; I can fit it all in my handbag.