I really love jazz, but I will never be a jazz musician as much as I dream. But, I think that the jazz music I love is there in my music.
Laura MvulaI like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate.
Laura MvulaTaxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.
Laura MvulaI respect hippos. They just look the way they do; they can't do anything about it, but they don't seem bothered.
Laura MvulaI remember listening to Miles Davis in the car with my dad. I had just done my Grade 5 piano exam, and I was quite cocky. I said, 'It sounds like he's played the wrong note there.' I remember the look of horror on my dad's face, and thinking, 'Wow, I have to figure out why that is not acceptable.'
Laura Mvula