I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate.

I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate.

London audiences have this reputation for being a bit too cool for school.

My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.

Who made you the center of the universe?

I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.

I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.