Quotes from Jorja Smith

I'd like to be a role model.

Paris is such a beautiful city.

Did Amy Winehouse have a hit single from 'Frank?' I love 'Frank,' but people didn't really pay attention to her until 'Back to Black.' So no, I haven't had a hit single. I personally am not bothered about that.

I like a performance, a live performance, so I like little mistakes because that's what makes perfect - the mistakes.

Wear what you feel comfortable in and what suits your mood.

I was born in June, so I like summer, and my favourite part of a sunny day is when the sun sets.

When we used to walk to school, I used to read off the walls, graffiti and stuff, everything. I used to write stories, but I'd never finish them. I wrote poems.

I wanted to be pale. I didn't wanna go in the sun, because I was in school with a lot of white girls. I remember one girl said to me, 'You look better pale.' And I was like, 'Well, you're tan!' She was like, 'It's not the same.'

I didn't look like Rihanna. I was a bit chubby. I had puppy fat. I had a moustache. I didn't want to have lips; I didn't want a bum. I grew out of it, but I feel like everyone went through that phase of wanting to be skinny.

Chill? I can't chill. I find it so difficult to sit still.

Because I'm on a tour bus, it's so hard to wash your face - we have to use, um, water bottles. But you know what? It's not about looking cute - it's about staying hydrated.

My songs are classics.

I just make my music. It's not too complicated.

I just like wearing whatever makes me feel comfortable and confident. I wear what fits my mood.

One Christmas, I wrote a nativity play. But nobody turned up on the day of the performance apart from my brother and my cousins, so I just read the whole script onstage and made my brother pretend to be one of the animals at the inn.

When I first moved to London, I used to pretend to be on the phone. I used to talk about stuff that was going on out loud. To my phone! I don't do that anymore!

I like being someone else. 'A Prince' is not about me, but I can pretend for the three minutes of the track. It's great being able to do that, 'cos I enjoy telling stories.

I was a bit late on Erykah Badu, but I don't think you can really be late on music. You discover it whenever; music is timeless.

I used to go to London by myself when I was 16. I think I got it from my mom. My mom was the type to just always just go off somewhere, wherever. She's a goer.

I'm not gonna just disappear after one album.

I don't like setting goals - I don't like to be disappointed.

Most of me expressing myself comes through my music more than what I wear.

I get loads of messages from people telling me they've been helped through some bad relationship when they've listened to my song. That's what I want to do.

I used to watch a programme about Route 66 in America, and it looked so fun.