I spent a lot of time, a lot of energy trying to be a better artist and I still [do]. I spend a lot of time focusing on my craft. If you're going to take your passion into something beyond just something for fun on the side, you got to spend a lot of time on it to be great, and then you've got to make smart decisions about who you collaborate with [and] where you live [to] put yourself in the right situations to meet the right people to catch those breaks.

In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music.

London is a good fashion city. They're a little more daring. There's the element of the aristocracy, which is always interesting.

Women are dealing with the same thing: they're dealing with expectations about how they're supposed to look and how they're supposed to interact with men. I think we're all trying to figure it all out, especially when we're teenagers, but I think the key is to listen and empathize with one another.

I believed in myself and I am a firm believer you have to think the things you want and visualize.

The future started yesterday, and we're already late.

My family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my mother could I take piano lessons.