I'll have ideas in my head of what I want to say, but I need a beat to inspire me. So I would just say something as simple as, "Can you try something at 103 BPM with a reversed hi-hat and use an electric piano?" And then it just grows from that.
Lady SovereignIf I want to make a grime tune I'll go ahead and do it, but I don't really have the urge to right now.
Lady SovereignI'm really compulsive with music. I listen too much, and I can't listen to one thing. I love iTunes Genius.
Lady SovereignWhen I first started writing lyrics and stuff, I was writing it to garage, and obviously garage kind of progressed to grime.
Lady SovereignI can secretly dance, I think. But no one has seen me so I don't know if that's a fair judgment for me to say.
Lady SovereignObviously I've got to work hard to have my own label, but it all benefits me in a different kind of way. I can say "No," and nobody's going to be pissed off or breathe down my neck. I can draw the line and take breaks when I want to. I try not to. And getting to develop other artists is something I've always wanted to do.
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